ˌmuck aˈbout

ˌmuck aˈbout
phrasal verb
British
informal
to waste time when you should be doing something useful or paying attention to something

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  • muck somebody about — ˌmuck sb aˈbout/aˈround derived (BrE, informal) to treat sb badly, especially by changing your mind a lot, or by not being honest Syn: ↑mess somebody about • They ve really mucked us …   Useful english dictionary

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