muck about or around

Translations

w>muck about or around

(Brit inf)
vt sep
to muck somebody about → mit jdm machen, was man will, jdn verarschen (inf); (by not committing oneself) → jdn hinhalten; the travel agents really mucked us about → das war ein ewiges Hin und Her mit dem Reisebüro (inf); stop mucking me about! → sag mir endlich, woran ich bin or was los ist!
(= fiddle around with, spoil) → herumpfuschen an (+dat) (inf); to muck things about → alles durcheinanderbringen
vi
(= lark about) → herumalbern or -blödeln (inf); (= do nothing in particular) → herumgammeln (inf); to muck about or around in boats → sich mit Booten beschäftigen; to muck around (at) doing something → Zeit damit vertrödeln, etw zu tun (inf)
(= tinker with) → herumfummeln (→ with an +dat)
to muck about or around with somebody → jdn an der Nase herumführen (inf)
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