fuck about
To waste time doing silly things, or to treat someone badly by not being serious or honest with them.
Meanings
To waste time or behave in a silly, unproductive way.
"Stop fucking about and get the report finished before the deadline."
To treat someone poorly by being dishonest, unreliable, or inconsiderate with their time or feelings.
"He's been fucking her about for months — he needs to decide if he wants a relationship or not."
Strongly vulgar; exclusively British usage. Not appropriate in formal or professional settings. Can be intransitive (wasting time) or transitive (messing someone around). The transitive use implies deliberately misleading or inconveniencing someone.
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