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Mess about   /mɛs əbˈaʊt/   Listen
Mess about

verb
1.
Be about.  Synonyms: footle, hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mill about, mill around, tarry.  "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"





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"Mess about" Quotes from Famous Books



... understand why I'd like to spend a day or two among the South Sea Islanders. If I can't get the thing rubbed out, I'll be in a pretty mess about it. I know Inez would be indulgent in a good many ways; but when she sees that blue image on my arm, she'll look black enough. And what am I to say to her? I told her, she was the first sweetheart I ever had; as you know, Ned, a little bit of a fib. Only ...
— The Flag of Distress - A Story of the South Sea • Mayne Reid


Words linked to "Mess about" :   lurch, be, prowl


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