Meaning of tool around | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To drive or jaunt about, going from place to place without any specific direction or goal.
   Canada, US, intransitive, transitive
2. To spend one's time idly.
   idiomatic

Examples

“Near-synonym: cruise”

“It's like when you were in high school, hanging out with your friends and tooling around in your parents' jalopy.”

“Many drivers tool around town or take long drives with cell phone in hand, one eye on the road but their mind clearly someplace else.”

“Vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is known for selling the jet her predecessor as Alaska governor used to tool around the state. She now has one of her own.”

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