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Fiddling around
UK
/ˈfɪd.lɪŋ əˈraʊnd/
US
/ˈfɪd.lɪŋ əˈraʊnd/
Translation fiddling around into russian
Definitions
fiddle around
Verb
To spend time doing small tasks or activities that are not important or necessary.
He spent the afternoon fiddling around in the garage instead of doing his homework.
To handle or play with something in a careless or aimless way.
She fiddled around with the radio until she found a station she liked.
Idioms and phrases
fiddle around with (something)
He likes to fiddle around with old cars in his free time.
возиться с (чем-то)
Он любит возиться со старыми машинами в свободное время.
fiddle around the edges
Instead of making real changes, they just fiddle around the edges.
возиться с мелочами
Вместо того чтобы вносить реальные изменения, они просто возятся с мелочами.
fiddle around aimlessly
He tends to fiddle around aimlessly when tasks are not clearly defined.
возиться без цели
Он склонен возиться без цели, когда задачи нечетко определены.
fiddle around nervously
She fiddled around nervously while waiting for the interview to start.
нервно возиться
Она нервно возилась, ожидая начала собеседования.
fiddle around endlessly
They could fiddle around endlessly with those gadgets.
бесконечно возиться
Они могли бесконечно возиться с этими гаджетами.
fiddle around the house
He often fiddles around the house on weekends, fixing little things.
возиться дома
Он часто возится дома по выходным, чиня мелочи.
fiddle around the garden
She loves to fiddle around the garden in her free time.
возиться в саду
Она любит возиться в саду в свободное время.
fiddle around
He spent the afternoon fiddling around with the car engine.
возиться
Он провел день, возясь с двигателем машины.
fiddle around with
He loves to fiddle around with electronics.
вертеть в руках
Он любит вертеть в руках электронику.