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View synonyms for horse around

horse around

verb

  1. informal.
    intr, adverb to indulge in horseplay
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Idioms and Phrases

Indulge in frivolous activity or play. For example, The boys were horsing around all afternoon . This term presumably alludes to horseplay , which has meant “rough or boisterous play” since the late 1500s. [First half of 1900s]
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Example Sentences

I swung my horse around in his tracks and raced him back to the poplars, knowing what I would find, and yet refusing to believe.

And I told him I wouldn't have a horse around that would kick.

It was cold, clear starlight when Farris brought my horse around.

Then he mounted his wagon, turned his horse around, and went slowly down the hill, calling to his dog to follow.

Frank's first and only inspiration was to turn his horse around and rush back to the assistance of his chum.

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