horse around
Play too rough
To horse around is to engage in rough, boisterous play or frivolous behavior: Stop horsing around and get your homework done.
The phrase suggests physical rowdiness or goofing off rather than serious misbehavior.
Adults use it to scold children, though adults horse around too.
Rowdy physical play
- rompPlayful, spirited activity
- frolicLighthearted playful movement
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
- tomfooleryFoolish or silly behavior
clowning · skylarking · romping · cavorting · frolicking · rollicking · larking · monkeying
Noisily disorderly
- rambunctiousUncontrollably lively and loud
- raucousLoud and disorderly
- noisyProducing much sound
- loudHigh in volume
unruly · wild · energetic · exuberant · spirited · animated · lively · bouncy
Not fully developed
- juvenileYoung person or animal
- puerileChildishly foolish
- sillyFrivolous or absurd
- goofyAmusingly foolish or absurd
dopey · inane · nonsensical · ridiculous · absurd · foolish · infantile · babyish
Playful mischievous acts
- troublemakingDeliberately causing discord
- rascalLovable troublemaker
- scampMischievous young person
- impishPlayfully mischievous in manner
roguish · waggish · cheeky · naughty · devilish · prankster · trickster · joker
Saying things in fun
- jestingPlayful, unserious speech
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- banteringLight, playful teasing
- ribbingAffectionate verbal teasing
joshing · kidding around · having a laugh · playfulness · levity · frivolity · gaiety · merriment
roughhouse
Rowdy physical play
- rompPlayful, spirited activity
- frolicLighthearted playful movement
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
tomfoolery · clowning · skylarking · romping · cavorting · frolicking · rollicking · larking · monkeying · goofing
rowdy
Noisily disorderly
- rambunctiousUncontrollably lively and loud
- raucousLoud and disorderly
- noisyProducing much sound
loud · unruly · wild · energetic · exuberant · spirited · animated · lively · bouncy · hyper
immature
Not fully developed
goofy · dopey · inane · nonsensical · ridiculous · absurd · foolish · infantile · babyish · kidding
pranks
Playful mischievous acts
- troublemakingDeliberately causing discord
- rascalLovable troublemaker
- scampMischievous young person
impish · roguish · waggish · cheeky · naughty · devilish · prankster · trickster · joker · class clown
joking
Saying things in fun
ribbing · joshing · kidding around · having a laugh · playfulness · levity · frivolity · gaiety · merriment · merrymaking
- Horse Idiomsworkhorse, one-trick pony, pony up, horsepower
- mischiefmischief, hijinks, antics, pranks, antic
- animal expressionslet sleeping dogs lie, raining cats and dogs, curiosity killed cat, wild goose chase, chickens come home
- idlingidle, idled, loaf, loafed, laze
- putting on an actput on an act, pretend, fake it, masquerade, sham
horse aroundfocus
Concentrated attention point
concentrate · buckle down · get down to business · get to work · knuckle down
horse aroundsit still
Remain motionless and calm
be calm · be still · calm down · settle down · keep still
horse, horses, horseshoe, horseback, horseplay, horseman, horsey, horsing, horseshoes