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Idioms and Phrases

Act playfully or irresponsibly, especially in having a casual or extramarital sexual relationship. For example, She got tired of his playing around and filed for divorce . [1920s]
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Example Sentences

Which is why we play around with identity in Season 2, role playing and him moving from job to job.

I asked if he liked golf and where he could play around here.

Of course, you can play around with it and find what works for you.

After the success of The Following's 15-episode season, look for Fox to play around with non-traditional episode counts.

When the driver pulled out his plastic pistol, it was for a joke, to play around.

Kopee and I had to sit on his back, while the waves of the river played around us as the waves of the sea play around an island.

Until then, you see, they haven't much of anything to do but play around and sit in the sun and chat.

The house has changed hands many times since we used to play around the Grecian pillars of its portico.

Directly after we had left the summit a few puffs of wind began to play around and some light snow fell.

The moment he shook hands with us they seemed to understand we were friends, and would play around us like kittens.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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