screwing with
Toying with someone
Screwing with someone means messing with them—interfering, deceiving, or playing tricks: Stop screwing with me and tell me the truth.
It can range from harmless teasing to deliberate sabotage.
To screw with something is to tamper or interfere: Someone's been screwing with the thermostat.
The phrase carries an edge of annoyance or violation.
- meddlingIntrusive interference in others' concerns
- messing aroundIdle, aimless activity
- prankingPlaying harmless tricks
- pulling your legJoking to fool someone
- sabotagingDeliberately undermining or destroying
confusing · teasing · having on · winding up · frustrating · joking · tampering · derailing · trolling · jerking around · misdirecting · taking for a ride · disrupting · irritating · getting under skin · pushing buttons · unsettling · perplexing
screwing withlooking out for
taking care of · supporting · helping · protecting · having someone's back
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