Mickey Mouse around

To play or fool around, rather than engaging in serious activities. The phrase refers to the Walt Disney cartoon character Mickey Mouse. Would you quit Mickey Mousing around and take this work seriously? Pete is funny, but he Mickey Mouses around too much for my liking.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Verica	-	Serbian, Croatian
Carolyn	['kærəlin]
VÜSal	-	Azerbaijani
Valeri	vah-LYE-ree (Russian)	Bulgarian, Georgian, Russian
Ronne	-	Frisian
Irmingard	EER-min-gahrt	German