mucked about
Fooled around aimlessly
Mucked about is British slang meaning wasted time or behaved foolishly instead of doing something productive: We mucked about all afternoon instead of studying.
To muck someone about is to treat them badly or inconsiderately, especially by being unreliable: Stop mucking me about and give me a straight answer.
The American equivalent is *mucked around*.
- frolickedPlayed in lively way
- tinkerMender of metal household wares
- shilly-shalliedHesitated indecisively
- pokeSharp, quick thrust
- messDisorderly, troublesome condition
dawdled · potter · skylarked · loitered · killed time · meddled · faffed around · goofed off · cavorted · fiddle · horsed around · fooled around · frittered · bummed around · pottered around · procrastinated · monkeyed around · jested
purposefulness and productivity
mucked aboutbuckled down
Began working earnestly
knuckled down · got down to business · worked hard · applied oneself · concentrated