mess around
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“Consumer safety is our number one thing and we don’t mess around with it,” Foraker, the company’s chief executive, said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
Social Security does not mess around when it comes to overpayments.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
"It was this or nothing. You can't mess around, or you'll burn your eyes."
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 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
But I didn’t say it with much energy ’cause I wasn’t really in the mood to mess around.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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