ARSE ABOUT/AROUND

Meaning of ARSE ABOUT/AROUND in English

arse about/around phrasal verb spoken not polite ( see also ↑ arse )

to waste time behaving in a silly way instead of doing the things you should do

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

ARSE ABOUT/AROUND — behave in a stupid way. → arse
Concise Oxford English vocab
ARSE ABOUT / AROUND — ( BrE , taboo , slang ) to waste time by behaving in a silly way
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ARSE — see: ass
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ARSE — I. variant of ass II. ˈärs, ˈȧs noun ( -s ) Etymology: arse (I) : the bottom end of a …
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
ABOUT — I. əˈbau̇t, usu -d.+V adverb Etymology: Middle English about, abouten, from Old English abūtan, from a- (I) + būtan outside, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ARSE — (n.) The buttocks, or hind part of an animal; the posteriors; the fundament; the bottom.
Английский словарь Webster
ARSE — ( n. ) The buttocks, or hind part of an animal; the posteriors; the fundament; the bottom.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ARSE — /ahrs/ , n. Slang ( vulgar ). ass 2 (defs. 1, 2). [ see ASS 2 ]
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
ABOUT — /euh bowt"/ , prep. 1. of; concerning; in regard to: instructions about the work; a book about the Civil War. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ARSE — n. ass, buttocks (British Slang); someone who is stupid or repulsive (Offensive, British Slang)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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
ABOUT — I. ə-ˈbau̇t adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English abūtan, from a- (I) + būtan outside — more at but …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ARSE — variant of ass
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AROUND — adv in a circle; circularly; on every side; round. 2. around ·prep on all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as …
Webster English vocab
ABOUT — adv on all sides; around. 2. about ·prep around; all round; on every side of. 3. about ·prep in concern …
Webster English vocab
ARSE — [arse] var of ass
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ARSE — arse BrE AmE ɑːs AmE æs ɑːrs ▷ arsed ɑːst AmE æst ɑːrst ▷ arses ˈɑːs ɪz -əz AmE ˈæs- …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ARSE — / ɑːs; NAmE ɑːrs/ noun , verb ■ noun ( BrE , taboo , slang ) 1. ( NAmE ass …
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
ABOUT — / əˈbaʊt; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective ■ adverb 1. a little more or less than; a little …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ARSE — I. arse 1 /ɑːs $ ɑːrs/ BrE AmE noun [countable] British English spoken not polite [ Language: Old English ; …
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
ABOUT — I. a ‧ bout 1 S1 W1 /əˈbaʊt/ BrE AmE preposition 1 . concerning or relating to a particular subject: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ARSE — n. & v. (US ass) coarse sl. --n. the buttocks. --v.intr. (usu. foll. by about, around) play the fool. øarse-hole …
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
ABOUT — prep. & adv. --prep. 1 a on the subject of; in connection with (a book about birds; what are you …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ARSE — n. & v. (US ass) coarse sl. n. the buttocks. v.intr. (usu. foll. by about, around) play the fool. arse-hole …
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
ABOUT — prep. & adv. prep. 1 a on the subject of; in connection with (a book about birds; what are you …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ARSE — n. & v. (US ass) coarse sl. --n. the buttocks. --v.intr. (usu. foll. by about, around) play the fool. Phrases …
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
ABOUT — prep. & adv. --prep. 1. a on the subject of; in connection with (a book about birds; what are you …
Oxford English vocab
ARSE — ( arses) 1. Your arse is your bottom. ( BRIT INFORMAL, RUDE; in AM, use ass ) N-COUNT 2. 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 Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ABOUT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
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
ARSE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES smart arse ▪ smart-arse remarks PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES a kick up the arse/backside/pants …
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
ABOUT — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a situation comes about (= it happens ) ▪ I don’t know how this …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ARSE — UK and ANZ, US ass [noun] [C] [slightly taboo] [slang] - the part of your body that you sit on; …
Cambridge English vocab
ARSE — Noun. 1. The buttocks. The similar 'ass' isn't used as frequently, remaining more of an Americanism. S.e. from 1600s until …
Slang English vocab
ARSE — To hang an arse; to hang back, to be afraid to advance. He would lend his a-e and sh-te through …
Slang English vocab
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
ABOUT — INDEX: 1. about a subject or person 2. to have something as the main subject RELATED WORDS talk about : …
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
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
ARSE — сущ.; груб. 1) задница, зад Syn : ass 2) 2) сл.; редк.; уст. осел, дурак, тупица (грубое) задница (сленг) дурак, …
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
ABOUT — 1. нареч. 1) кругом; повсюду He was nowhere about. ≈ Его нигде не было. There was much gossip about concerning …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ARSE — n 1> груб. задница 2> сл. дурак, тупица you silly arse! - ну ты дурак /балда/! arse over tit /tip/ …
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
ABOUT — about.ogg 1. əʹbaʋt a predic 1> двигающийся, находящийся в движении 2> вставший с постели to be up /out/ and about …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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
ARSE — n 1> груб. задница 2> сл. дурак, тупица you silly arse! - ну ты дурак /балда/! arse over tit /tip/ …
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
ABOUT — 1. əʹbaʋt a predic 1) двигающийся, находящийся в движении 2> вставший с постели to be up /out/ and about - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ARSE — сущ. ; брит. , сл. , груб. 1) задница, зад Syn: ass 2) 2) редк. ; уст. осел, дурак, тупица …
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
ABOUT — 1. нареч. 1) кругом; повсюду He was nowhere about. — Его нигде не было. There was much gossip about concerning …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ARSE — сущ.; брит.,сл., груб. 1) задница, зад Syn: ass 2) 2) редк.; уст. осел, дурак, тупица - smart arse
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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