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41 screw around
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42 pass around
vtto \pass around sth <-> around etw herumreichen;she \pass arounded around the petition and everybody signed it sie ließ die Petition herumgehen und jeder unterschrieb;a cup containing alcohol would be \pass arounded around from person to person ein Becher mit Alkohol machte immer die Runde;I bought the drinks and then \pass arounded them around the group ich kaufte die Getränke und verteilte sie dann an die Gruppe;to \pass around the hat around den Hut herumgehen lassen; ( fig) eine Sammlung veranstalten -
43 screw around
vi1) ( twist suddenly)to \screw around one's head/ neck around den Kopf/Hals verdrehen2) (fam!);to \screw around sb around ( take the piss) jdn verarschen ( derb) ( cause trouble) jdm das Leben sauer machen ( fam) -
44 push around
vt1) ( move around)to \push around sth <-> around etw herumschieben;( violently) etw herumstoßen;to \push around sb around ( in a wheelchair) jdn herumfahren;to \push around sb <-> around jdn herumkommandieren; -
45 mess around
◆ mess about, mess aroundI. vi2. (waste time) herumspielen3. (tinker)4. (be unfaithful)II. vt* * *v.verarschen v. -
46 skate around
vito \skate around around a problem ein Problem ignorierento \skate around around a question einer Frage ausweichen -
47 mess around
2) ( waste time) herumspielen3) ( tinker)4) ( be unfaithful)to \mess around about with sb sich akk mit jdm einlassen -
48 cast around
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49 skate around
vito \skate around around sth über etw akk [bewusst] hinweggehen;to \skate around around a problem ein Problem ignorieren;to \skate around around a question einer Frage ausweichen -
50 fart about (Brit) or around
vi1) (= rush around) hin und her sausen (inf)2) (= loaf around) herumbummeln (inf)stop farting about or around and do some work — jetzt halte dich nicht länger auf und arbeite mal was (inf)
to fart about or around with sth — an etw (dat) herumfummeln (inf)
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51 play about (Brit) or around
vispielenI wish he'd stop playing around and settle down to a steady job — ich wollte, er würde mit dem ständigen Hin und Her aufhören und sich eine feste Arbeit suchen
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to play around with sb/sb's feelings — mit jdm/mit jds Gefühlen spielen
he's been playing around (with another woman) — er hat mit einer anderen Frau herumgemacht (inf)
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52 maul around
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53 move around
vt, vi see move about◆ move about, move aroundI. vi1. (go around) herumgehen, herumlaufen2. (travel) umherreisen3. (change jobs) oft wechselnhe \move aroundd about from one position to the next er wechselte von einem Job zum nächstenII. vt1. (change position of)▪ to \move around sth ⇆ about etw [hin und her] bewegen; (place somewhere else) etw hin und her räumen; furniture etw umstellento \move around sb ⇆ about jdn oft versetzen -
54 muck around
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55 rake around
◆ rake about, rake aroundvito \rake around about [or around] in a drawer eine Schublade durchwühlen -
56 switch around
1. transitive verbumstellen [Möbel, Dienstplan]2. intransitive verb[die Stellung] wechseln* * *vt▪ to \switch around around ⇆ sth etw umstellen [o umräumen]to \switch around around a room ein Zimmer umräumen* * *1. transitive verbumstellen [Möbel, Dienstplan]2. intransitive verb[die Stellung] wechseln -
57 toss around
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58 cast around
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59 maul around
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60 muck around
( fam) vi Unfug treiben;stop \muck arounding me about! sag mir endlich, was Sache ist!;I'm tired of their \muck arounding me about ich bin es leid, wie sie mit mir umspringen
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