FOOL AROUND


Meaning of FOOL AROUND in English

someone's been fooling around with the controls : FIDDLE, play (about/around), toy, trifle, meddle, tamper, interfere, monkey about/around; informal mess about/around; Brit. informal muck about/around.

(N. Amer. informal) my husband's been fooling around : PHILANDER, womanize, flirt, have an affair, commit adultery; informal play around, mess about/around, carry on, play the field, sleep around; Brit. informal play away.

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