fiddle about (with something)



fiddle about (with something)

To play with or idly handle (something); to tinker (with something), especially ineptly or improperly. John, would you quit fiddling about with the engine and bring the car to a shop already? Mary, stop fiddling about with hem of your dress and sit still!
See also: fiddle

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Goldie['gəuldi:]
AdlaiAD-lay (English), AD-lie (English)Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Urd-Norse Mythology
BazzaBAZ-əEnglish (British)
BogdanBAWG-dahn (Polish), BOG-dahn (Serbian, Croatian), bog-DAHN (Romanian)Polish, Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Romanian, Medieval Slavic
Abdulah-Bosnian