mess around
Example Sentences
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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
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
They had peeled back the shirt and the arm was whitely soft where they had cleaned it and there was a mess around the shoulder.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
