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futz around

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To waste time frivolously or busy oneself with minor tasks; to experiment or tinker.
    Northern-US, slang
  2. To mess or interfere with.
    Northern-US, slang

Examples

“I am nobody to futz around with when I know myself to be four hundred per cent in the right.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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