english
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fiddle about/around
disapproving
to spend time doing small things which are not important or necessary
• I was just fiddling around in the kitchen., fiddle (about/around) with sth
1. to make small changes to something to try to make it work
• Stop fiddling about with your hair - it looks fine.
• Someone's been fiddling around with my computer!, fiddle (about/around) with sth
2. to touch or move things with your fingers because you are nervous or bored
• He was just fiddling around with the things on his desk.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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In addition to the idiom beginning with FIDDLE, Also see FIT AS A FIDDLE; HANG UP (ONE'S FIDDLE); PLAY SECOND FIDDLE.
American Heritage Idioms
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noun
violin:
He played the fiddle at the dance.
verb
work aimlessly fruitlessly:
Th fiddled with the car to make it run.
Simple Definitions