- horsing around
- A slang expression for activities directed toward no serious purpose and often of a mischievous nature.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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Horsing Around — Infobox Film name = Horsing Around caption = director = Jules White writer = Felix Adler starring = Moe Howard Larry Fine Joe Besser Emil Sitka Harriette Tarler Tony the Wonder Horse cinematography = Ray Cory | editing = William A. Lyon producer … Wikipedia
Horsing Around with History — is a 32 page comic book story starring Scrooge McDuck and was written by Carl Barks and William Van Horn. It was released in Uncle Scrooge Adventures #33 (1995). This was Barks next to last story released in the United States of America.It was… … Wikipedia
horse around — verb indulge in horseplay Enough horsing around let s get back to work! The bored children were fooling about • Syn: ↑arse around, ↑fool around, ↑fool • Derivationally related forms: ↑fool ( … Useful english dictionary
horse around — in. to work inefficiently; to goof around. □ Stop horsing around and get busy. □ You guys are always horsing around … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
arse around — verb 1. be lazy or idle Her son is just bumming around all day • Syn: ↑bum, ↑bum around, ↑bum about, ↑arse about, ↑fuck off, ↑loaf, ↑frig around, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
horse around — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms horse around : present tense I/you/we/they horse around he/she/it horses around present participle horsing around past tense horsed around past participle horsed around to play in a very lively or rough way … English dictionary
fool around — verb 1. indulge in horseplay (Freq. 2) Enough horsing around let s get back to work! The bored children were fooling about • Syn: ↑horse around, ↑arse around, ↑fool • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
horse around — {v.}, {slang} To join in rough teasing; play around. * /They were a hunch of sailors on shore leave, horsing around where there were girls and drinks./ * /John horsed around with the dog for a while when he came in from school./ … Dictionary of American idioms
horse around — {v.}, {slang} To join in rough teasing; play around. * /They were a hunch of sailors on shore leave, horsing around where there were girls and drinks./ * /John horsed around with the dog for a while when he came in from school./ … Dictionary of American idioms
horse around — verb To play or fiddle; to clown; to do nothing of importance or consequence. Can we quit horsing around and get some work done? Syn: act out, clown around … Wiktionary
