- gad around
- gad around & gad aboutto go from place to place, having fun. •
I'm too old to gad around like that.
•She wasted too much time gadding about with her friends.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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gad around — ˌgad aˈbout/aˈround derived (informal, especially BrE) to visit different places and have fun, especially when you should be doing sth else • While he s gadding about around the world, she s at home looking after the children. Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
gad about/around — [phrasal verb] gad about/around or gad about/around (somewhere) : to move or travel without a plan or purpose He spent several months gadding about Europe after college. • • • Main Entry: ↑gad … Useful english dictionary
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gad — [gæd] v past tense and past participle gadded present participle gadding gad about/around phr v [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably frpm gadling person who goes along with you, wanderer (11 18 centuries), from Old English gAdeling] informal to go… … Dictionary of contemporary English
gad — [ gæd ] verb intransitive OLD FASHIONED to go from place to place enjoying yourself, especially when you should be doing something else: He s out gadding around town … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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gad — I. /gæd / (say gad) phrase (gadded, gadding) gad about (or around), to move restlessly or idly from place to place, especially in search of pleasure. {backformation from obsolete gadling companion, from Old English gœdeling} II. /gæd / (say gad)… …
