fool (around) with someone or something
- fool (around) with someone or something
fool (around) with someone or something
1. to waste time in the company of someone or a group. •
Stop fooling around with those guys. They're up to no good most of the time.
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Better not fool around with part-time work. Go get a good job if you can.
2. to have dealings with or tamper with someone or something. •
You had better not fool around with my little sister.
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Don't fool with that thing!
3. to challenge or threaten someone or something. •
You had better not fool around with me, if you know what's good for you.
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Don't fool with the police force!
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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fool around with — ˌfool a ˈround with ˌfool a ˈbout with ˈfool ˌwith [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they fool around with he/she/it fools around with present participle … Useful english dictionary
fool around with — phrasal verb fool around with or fool about with or fool with [transitive] Word forms fool around with : present tense I/you/we/they fool around with he/she/it fools around with present participle fooling around with past tense fooled around with … English dictionary
fool about with — ˌfool a ˈround with ˌfool a ˈbout with ˈfool ˌwith [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they fool around with he/she/it fools around with … Useful english dictionary
fool about with — phrasal verb fool around with or fool about with or fool with [transitive] Word forms fool around with : present tense I/you/we/they fool around with he/she/it fools around with present participle fooling around with past tense fooled around with … English dictionary
fool around — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you fool around, you behave in a silly, dangerous, or irresponsible way. [V P] They were fooling around on an Army firing range... [V P with n] Have you been fooling around with something you shouldn t? 2) PHRASAL VERB If… … English dictionary
fool with — To meddle with officiously, irresponsibly or thoughtlessly • • • Main Entry: ↑fool * * * toy with; play idly with I like fooling with cameras ■ tease (a person) we ve just been fooling with you * * * fool with [phrasal verb] … Useful english dictionary
fool — fool1 [fu:l] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(stupid person)¦ 2 make a fool of yourself 3 make a fool of somebody 4 any fool can do something 5 be no/nobody s fool 6 gooseberry/strawberry etc fool 7 more fool you/him etc 8 not suffer fools gladly 9 be living in a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fool — fool1 [ ful ] noun ** 1. ) count someone who does not behave in an intelligent or sensible way: You re a fool if you think you ll ever see that money again. feel (like) a fool: He made me feel like such a fool when he used me as an example! look… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fool — I UK [fuːl] / US [ful] noun Word forms fool : singular fool plural fools ** 1) [countable] someone who does not behave in an intelligent or sensible way You re a fool if you think you ll ever see that money again. How could you be such a stupid… … English dictionary
fool — [fuːl] noun [C] I someone who does not behave in an intelligent or sensible way • make a fool of yourself to make yourself seem stupid by behaving in a silly or embarrassing way[/ex] make a fool (out) of sb to deliberately make someone seem… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
fool with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms fool with : present tense I/you/we/they fool with he/she/it fools with present participle fooling with past tense fooled with past participle fooled with 1) same as fool around with 2) fool with… … English dictionary
