screw around phrasal verb (see also screw)

1. informal to do silly things that may cause trouble Synonym : mess around:
The kids were screwing around down by the bus station.

2. not polite an offensive expression meaning to have sex with a lot of different people

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screw around
screw around (with (someone))
1.
to have sex with someone who is not your regular partner.
I think I saw the guy that she's been screwing around with.

2.
to annoy someone by wasting their time.
You'll be sorry if you screw around with Captain Legore.

screw around (with (something))
to waste time.
Stop screwing around and finish your work.

They spent the whole morning screwing around with Jeff's motorcycle.

screw around (with (something))
to waste time.
Stop screwing around and finish your work.

They spent the whole morning screwing around with Jeff's motorcycle.

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screw around
to loaf about, to pass time without doing anything
I screwed around all morning and did not get anything done.

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screw around
v. phr., vulgar, avoidable To hang around idly without accomplishing anything, to loaf about, to beat or hack around.
You guys are no longer welcome here; all you do is screw around all day.

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