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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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Dictionary Entry

horse around

Part of Speechverb

To fiddle or play; to clown; to do nothing of consequence or importance.

In a Sentence

“Can we quit horsing around and get some work done?”

Origin

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Synonyms

act outclown aroundfool aroundgoof offmuck aboutmuck around

Antonyms

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Related Words

arse aroundfoolmonkey aroundmess aroundhorseplayhorsefiddle around

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