fiddle about

phrasal verb

fiddled about; fiddling about; fiddles about
chiefly British
: to spend time in activity that does not have a real purpose
They spent hours just fiddling about when they should have been working.

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“Fiddle about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fiddle%20about. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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