arsing about
Fooling around aimlessly
Arsing about is British slang for wasting time or behaving foolishly instead of doing something productive.
It suggests aimless, unserious activity: Stop arsing about and help me with this.
The phrase carries mild vulgarity but is common in casual speech.
Also *arsing around*.
- dawdlingLeisurely time-wasting
- messing aroundIdle, aimless activity
- clowningPlayful comic behavior
- loafBaked bread shape
- skylarkingFrivolous, boisterous play
fooling around · pottering · laziness · capering · frittering · horsing around · shenanigans · tomfoolery · tease · taking the piss · having a laugh · dilly-dallying · carefreeness · nonchalance · idling · meandering · joking · slacking
productivity
arsing aboutgetting things done
Accomplishing tasks effectively
grafting · knuckling down · buckling down · cracking on · applying oneself