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play around — verb 1. commit adultery (Freq. 1) he plays around a lot • Syn: ↑fool around • Hypernyms: ↑cheat on, ↑cheat, ↑cuckold, ↑betray, ↑wande … Useful english dictionary
play around — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms play around : present tense I/you/we/they play around he/she/it plays around present participle playing around past tense played around past participle played around 1) informal If someone who is married or… … English dictionary
play around — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you play around, you behave in a silly way to amuse yourself or other people. [INFORMAL] [V P] Stop playing around and eat!... [V P] There was no doubt he was serious, it wasn t just playing around... [V P with n] Had he taken… … English dictionary
play\ around — • fool around • mess around • play around • monkey around v informal 1. To spend time playing, fooling, or joking instead of being serious or working; waste time. If you go to college, you must work, not fool around. The boys fooled around all… … Словарь американских идиом
play around — v. (D; intr.) to play around with * * * [ pleɪə raʊnd] (D; intr.) to play around with … Combinatory dictionary
play around — to copulate casually Usually with more than a single regular partner: Not with the chauffeur... I don t have to dig down that far if I want to play around. (Chandler, 1939) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
play around with something — play around with (something) to experiment with something. We were playing around with various sauces to go with the fish … New idioms dictionary
play around with — (something) to experiment with something. We were playing around with various sauces to go with the fish … New idioms dictionary
play around — ► play about (or around) 1) behave in a casual or irresponsible way. 2) informal (of a married person) have an affair. Main Entry: ↑play … English terms dictionary
Play Around the Christmas Tree — Infobox Album | Name = Play Around the Christmas Tree Type = Cover album Artist = Play |225px Released = November 23, 2004 Recorded = October 2004 at Zoo Studios in Stockholm, Sweden Genre = Teen pop Length = 27:16 Label = Columbia Records… … Wikipedia
play around (with someone) — 1. in. to aste time; to waste someone’s time. □ Stop playing around and get to work. □ Don’t play around with me! 2. in. to flirt or have an affair with someone. □ Those two have been playing around for months. □ … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
