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Phrase(s): fiddle around (with someone) [and] fiddle about (with someone)
to tease, annoy, or play with someone; to waste someone’s time. • All right, stop fiddling around with me and tell me how much you will give me for my car. • Now it’s time for all of you to quit fiddling around and get to work. • Tom, you have to stop spending your time fiddling about with your friends. It’s time to get serious with your studies., Phrase(s): fiddle around (with something) [and] fiddle about (with something)
to play with something; to tinker with something ineptly. • My brother is outside fiddling around with his car engine. • He should stop fiddling around and go out and get a job.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs