muck about

1. (informal, intransitive)To do random unplanned work or spend time idly

   Stop mucking about and get on with your work!

   herumgammeln

   бить баклушиbitʹ bakluši

   do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

2. (informal, intransitive)To attempt to do something with a piece of equipment without understanding how it works.

   Don't muck about with the video machine, or you might break it.

   herumspielen

   рукосуйствоватьrukosujstvovatʹ

3. (Australia, UK, informal, intransitive)To be playful; full of fun and high spirits; to treat a situation unseriously.

   It was only a joke. We were only mucking about.

   herumalbern

   озорничатьozorničatʹ, шалитьšalitʹ

4. (transitive)To play with; to toy with; to waste the time of (a person).

1. Stop mucking about and put your shoes on.

   Годі вже дурачитися, взуйся.

   deHör auf herumzualbern und zieh die Schuhe an!

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2. Stop mucking about and give me a hand.

   ruХватит дурака валять, лучше помоги мне!

   deHör auf herumzualbern, hilf mir lieber!

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3. Stop mucking about.

   deHör auf zu blödeln!

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4. Stop mucking about!

   deHör auf zu blödeln!

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irregular

• muck upTo ruin unintentionally.
• muck outTo clean the excrement and other rubbish from the area where an animal is kept, such as a horse stable or a dog kennel.
• muck inTo join in with work.
• muck aroundTo muck about.
• muck aboutTo do random unplanned work or spend time idly