farting around
Doing pointless stuff
Farting around is wasting time on trivial or aimless activity.
It suggests puttering without purpose or accomplishing nothing of value: We spent the afternoon just farting around the house.
The phrase is mildly vulgar but common in casual speech.
Synonymous with screwing around, goofing off, or dicking around.
- slackingAvoiding effort deliberately
- goofing offIdling instead of working
- loafingPassing time idly
- loungingReclining in idleness
- lollygaggingAimless time-wasting
wasting time · twiddling thumbs · puttering · dawdling · vegging · zoning out · fiddling · daydreaming · dilly-dallying · procrastinating · dragging feet · trifling · muddling · frittering · spinning wheels · goofing · fidgeting · shirking
farting aroundgetting down to business
Focusing on the task
buckling down · grinding · hustling · knuckling down · applying oneself
farting aroundgetting things done
Accomplishing tasks effectively
making progress · accomplishing · achieving · executing · delivering