prat about
Waste time aimlessly
To prat about is British slang for wasting time or behaving foolishly—messing around without accomplishing anything useful: Stop pratting about and help me with this.
The term carries mild exasperation, suggesting someone is being silly or unproductive rather than genuinely harmful.
Also *prat around*.
- clown aroundAct foolishly for laughs
- horseplayBoisterous rough behavior
- mess aroundEngage in aimless activity
- tomfooleryFoolish or silly behavior
- act the goatBehave foolishly for attention
frolic · fool around · muck around · skylarking · clowning · play the fool · daftness · buffoonery · dilly-dallying · lark · whimsy · silliness · joking · have a laugh · carefreeness · idling · waste time · cavorting
productivity/purposefulness
prat aboutget down to business
Begin focused work
buckle down · knuckle down · apply oneself · work hard · focus