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
“If you’re gonna mess around with the vanilla or chocolate concha, think twice about it,” the user warned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025
"Alan makes a good point about how everyone wants to mess around on the ball these days," Sutton explained.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025
“You don’t mess around like that. You just don’t fritter away all your luck.”
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
