mess around with
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“We have an ironclad rule at IMAX, which is that our word is our word and we won’t mess around with that,” the CEO said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
“I said a prayer: Fernando, por favor, no-no-no me molestes, yo tengo miedo. Wait until we get up there and we’ll joke around, but don’t mess around with my house. I was scared.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2024
That's where the treasure is, when you can mess around with that edge and see where it is.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2024
“Whether you agree with it or not,” he said, “I’m just gonna keep doing it because it works for me. It’s what’s kept me healthy, and I don’t ever want to mess around with that.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 24, 2024
“Don’t even mess around with us like that.”
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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