FIDDLE AROUND

Meaning of FIDDLE AROUND in English

To work or do something in an irregular or unplanned way; tinker. Jimmy likes to monkey around with automobile engines. Alice is fooling around with the piano in her spare time.

Compare: FUCK AROUND.

American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012

FIDDLE AROUND — fiddle around ( also fiddle about British English ) phrasal verb ( see also ↑ fiddle ) to waste time …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FIDDLE AROUND — 1. If you fiddle around or fiddle about with a machine, you do things to it to try and make …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIDDLE AROUND — 1. If you ~ or fiddle about with a machine, you do things to it to try and make it …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FIDDLE AROUND — To work or do something in an irregular or unplanned way; tinker. * /Jimmy likes to monkey around with automobile …
Slang English vocab
FIDDLE AROUND — To work or do something in an irregular or unplanned way; tinker. * /Jimmy likes to monkey around with automobile …
Словарь английских идиом
FIDDLE AROUND — tinker, do something in an unplanned way I tried fiddling around with the computer printer for awhile but it still …
English Idioms vocab
FIDDLE AROUND — (with) возиться - he fiddled around with the engine for hours он возился с машиной /копался в машине/ часами
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FIDDLE AROUND — phr v (with) возиться he fiddled around with the engine for hours - он возился с машиной /копался в машине/ …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FIDDLE AROUND — phr v (with) возиться he fiddled around with the engine for hours - он возился с машиной /копался в машине/ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
FIDDLE AROUND — phr v (with) возиться he fiddled around with the engine for hours - он возился с машиной /копался в машине/ …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FIDDLE AROUND — (with) возиться - he fiddled around with the engine for hours он возился с машиной /копался в машине/ часами
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FIDDLE — I. ˈfid ə l noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English fithele, fidel, from Old English fithele, probably from Medieval …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AROUND — I. əˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, probably from a- (I) + round, n. 1. a. : in a circle or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIDDLE — (n.) A kind of dock (Rumex pulcher) with fiddle-shaped leaves; -- called also fiddle dock.
Английский словарь Webster
FIDDLE — /fid"l/ , n. , v. , fiddled, fiddling . n. 1. a musical instrument of the viol family. 2. violin: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AROUND — /euh rownd"/ , adv. 1. in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIDDLE — I. ˈfi-d ə l noun Etymology: Middle English fidel, from Old English * fithele, probably from Medieval Latin vitula Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AROUND — I. ə-ˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, from a- (I) + round (II) Date: 14th century 1. a. : in a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIDDLE — vi to play on a fiddle. 2. fiddle ·vt to play (a tune) on a fiddle. 3. fiddle ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
AROUND — adv in a circle; circularly; on every side; round. 2. around ·prep on all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as …
Webster English vocab
FIDDLE — [fid.dle] n [ME fidel, fr. (assumed) OE fithele, prob. fr. ML vitula] (13c) 1: violin 2: a device (as a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FIDDLE — German Fiedel, French Vielle, medieval European bowed, stringed musical instrument. The medieval fiddle, a forerunner of the violin, emerged in …
Britannica English vocabulary
FIDDLE — / ˈfɪdl; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. [ v ] fiddle (with sth) to keep touching or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — / əˈraʊnd; NAmE / adverb , preposition ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of around in phrasal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIDDLE — I. fid ‧ dle 1 /ˈfɪdl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] informal [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Medieval Latin ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AROUND — a ‧ round S1 W1 /əˈraʊnd/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition 1 . surrounding or on all sides of something …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FIDDLE — n. & v. --n. 1 colloq. or derog. a stringed instrument played with a bow, esp. a violin. 2 colloq. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AROUND — adv. & prep. --adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FIDDLE — n. & v. n. 1 colloq. or derog. a stringed instrument played with a bow, esp. a violin. 2 colloq. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AROUND — adv. & prep. adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FIDDLE — n. & v. --n. 1. colloq. or derog. a stringed instrument played with a bow, esp. a violin. 2 colloq. …
Oxford English vocab
AROUND — adv. & prep. --adv. 1. on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Oxford English vocab
FIDDLE — ( fiddles, fiddling, fiddled) 1. If you fiddle with an object, you keep moving it or touching it with your …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FIDDLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES as fit as a fiddle (= very fit ) ▪ She’s over eighty now, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AROUND — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bug is going around (= a lot of people have it ) ▪ A …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FIDDLE — Synonyms and related words : A string, Amati, Cremona, D string, E string, G string, Strad, Stradivari, Stradivarius, alter, bass, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
AROUND — adv. all around around the clock bring around fool around hang around kick around mess around play around push around …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AROUND — INDEX: 1. around someone or something 2. to be surrounded by something 3. to move into a position around someone …
Longman Activator English vocab
AROUND — See ↑ AROUND/ROUND 1,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ ask around • ↑ be around • ↑ come around • ↑ come …
Longman Activator English vocab
AROUND — adv. 25B6; adverb there were houses scattered around : ON EVERY SIDE, on all sides, throughout, all over (the place), …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FIDDLE — v. 1 Often, fiddle with. meddle (with), tamper (with), interfere (with), alter, falsify, fix; cheat, swindle, flimflam; Colloq finagle, Brit …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
AROUND — adv. 1 about, approximately, nearly, almost, roughly; circa There were around a dozen of us in the place 2 about, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FIDDLE — 1. сущ. 1) разг. скрипка to play the fiddle ≈ играть на скрипке to play first fiddle ≈ играть первую …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AROUND — 1. нареч. 1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around ≈ фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FIDDLE — 1. ʹfıdl n 1. разг. 1> скрипка 2> струнный инструмент 2. шотл. 1> скрипач 2> весельчак, шутник, душа общества 3. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AROUND — around.ogg 1. əʹraʋnd adv 1. 1> кругом; вокруг to turn around - вращаться см. тж. 4 he was turning around …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FIDDLE — играть на скрипке; вертеть в руках, играть (with - чем-л.) sl. совершать махинации (с документами и т. п.); sl. торговать …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
AROUND — around нареч.1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around — фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn:everywhere, all …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FIDDLE — 1. ʹfıdl n 1. разг. 1> скрипка 2> струнный инструмент 2. шотл. 1> скрипач 2> весельчак, шутник, душа общества 3. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AROUND — 1. əʹraʋnd adv 1. 1> кругом; вокруг to turn around - вращаться см. тж. 4 he was turning around and …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FIDDLE — 1. сущ. 1) разг. скрипка to play the fiddle — играть на скрипке to play first fiddle — играть первую …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
AROUND — 1. нареч. 1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around — фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn: …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FIDDLE — 1. сущ. 1) разг. скрипка to play the fiddle — играть на скрипке to play first fiddle — играть первую скрипку; занимать руководящее …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
AROUND — 1. нареч. 1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around — фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn: everywhere, all over 2) в …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FIDDLE — 1. _n. 1> _собир. скрипка; to play first fiddle - играть первую скрипку; занимать руководящее положение; to play second fiddle …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
AROUND — 1. _adv. 1> всюду, кругом 2> в окружности; в обхвате; the tree measures four feet around - дерево имеет четыре …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
FIDDLE — 1. n. 1. собир. скрипка; to play first fiddle - играть первую скрипку; занимать руководящее положение; to play second fiddle …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
AROUND — 1. adv. 1. всюду, кругом 2. в окружности; в обхвате; the tree measures four feet around - дерево имеет четыре …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
FIDDLE — играть на скрипке; вертеть в руках, играть (with - чем-л.) sl. совершать махинации (с документами и т. п.); sl. торговать из-под …
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
FIDDLE — 1. _n. 1> _разг. скрипка; to play first fiddle играть первую скрипку; занимать руководящее положение; to play second fiddle играть …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
AROUND — 1. _adv. 1> всюду, кругом 2> в окружности; в обхвате; the tree measures four feet around дерево имеет четыре фута …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
FIDDLE — I n infml It's a fiddle — Это обман He only got that job through some fiddle — Он наверняка устроился на …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов

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