- futz around
- futz aroundSl. to waste time. •
Stop futzing around and get the job done.
•I wish you would stop futzing around!
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
Stop futzing around and get the job done.
•I wish you would stop futzing around!
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
futz around — futz «fuhts», intransitive verb. Usually, futz around. U.S. Slang. to putter around; waste time; dawdle … Useful english dictionary
futz around — N. Amer. informal idle or busy oneself aimlessly. → futz … English new terms dictionary
futz around — Go to putz around … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
futz — v. i. To fool around; to act without plan or purpose; usually used with around; as, don t futz around with a device without understanding its operation. [Slang.] [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
futz — [fʌts] v futz around phr v [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Probably from Yiddish arumfartzen to fart around ] to waste time, especially by doing small, unimportant jobs slowly ▪ I spent the entire day just futzing around … Dictionary of contemporary English
futz — [ fʌts ] verb INFORMAL ,futz around phrasal verb intransitive INFORMAL to spend a lot of time doing something without achieving much … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
futz — intransitive verb Etymology: perhaps part modification, part translation of Yiddish arumfartsn zikh, literally, to fart around Date: circa 1930 slang fool around 1 often used with around < futz around without producing any worthwhile music John… … New Collegiate Dictionary
futz — /ˈfʌts/ (say futs) phrase futz around, Chiefly US to fool or play around in a time wasting fashion. {? Yiddish arumfartsn literally, to fart around} …
futz — ˈfəts intransitive verb ( ed/ ing/ es) Etymology: perhaps part modification, part translation of Yiddish arumfartsn, literally, to fart around slang : fool 1 often used with around futz around without producing any worthwhile music John Koegel … Useful english dictionary
futz — 1. noun a) Female genitalia, especially the vagina Janet gets on my nerves. Shes a dumb futz, aint? b) An objectionable woman Syn: cunt 2. verb … Wiktionary
futz — verb futz around phrasal verb (I) AmE informal to waste time, especially by doing small, unimportant jobs slowly: I spent the entire day just futzing around … Longman dictionary of contemporary English