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spent the vacation day just messing around
a guy who goes to the health club mainly to mess around with the women
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No need to mess around with bug spray thanks to this tiny machine that takes just 15 minutes to reach maximum protection, can work for up to nine hours straight, and covers a field of 20 feet to shield you from those pesky bugs.
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Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2024
Not only does the gin contribute pine notes that echo evergreens that blanket 40 percent of the state, but the cocktail is, like Alaska itself, both starkly gorgeous and not here to mess around.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2024
Daemon has spent several episodes (and some completely unknowable amount of in-world time) messing around at Harrenhal and taking whatever hallucinogens Alys Rivers slips into his tea.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
The talent deficiency allowed the 49ers to mess around (quite a lot) but win comfortably anyway.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2024
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Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2024
Not only does the gin contribute pine notes that echo evergreens that blanket 40 percent of the state, but the cocktail is, like Alaska itself, both starkly gorgeous and not here to mess around.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2024
Daemon has spent several episodes (and some completely unknowable amount of in-world time) messing around at Harrenhal and taking whatever hallucinogens Alys Rivers slips into his tea.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
The talent deficiency allowed the 49ers to mess around (quite a lot) but win comfortably anyway.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Mess around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mess%20around. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
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