mess around
Example Sentences
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"It was this or nothing. You can't mess around, or you'll burn your eyes."
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Instead they have banded together in a rare display of gentle mockery of an organization that doesn’t mess around.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
"Alan makes a good point about how everyone wants to mess around on the ball these days," Sutton explained.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025
“I do feel like I can still contribute,” Phillips said, “but I think what it comes down to is we don’t want to mess around with something in early May.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2025
And the reason we’re laughing is ’cause we always mess around like this after school.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
