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walk about / (a)round |
We had to wait two hours for the train, so we
walked about the town
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run about / (a)round
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I am so busy and I haven’t stopped
running around all day.
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rush about / (a)round
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We have to rush about like madmen in our job.
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wander about / (a)round
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We didn’t know what to do so we
wandered around looking in shop windows.
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get about / (a)round
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I used to travel a lot when I
was young. We could say that I got around.
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knock about
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A few friends that I used to knock around with came to visit me yesterday.
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go about / (a)round
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During the last World War most
people went about their daily lives.
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sleep around
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She is a very nice girl but she
sleeps around too much for my taste.
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look about / (a)round
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We wanted to rent a new flat and
we had to look around for ages
before we found something that suited us.
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see you about (a)round
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Goodbye! See
you around.
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rummage about /(a)round
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She rummaged
around the house for hours before finding her passport.
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shop about / (a)round
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It is always better to shop around instead of buying the first thing
you see.
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nose about / (a)round
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She is very curious and always noses about looking for a new scandal to talk
about.
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snoop about / (a)round
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Private detectives snoop around looking for information.
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left lying about/(a)round
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You should never leave cash lying around
the house.
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ask about / (a) round
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If you do not know the way, ask around and someone will be able to tell you.
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laze about / (a)round
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He lazes
around watching television all day.
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lounge about / (a)round
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Since she lost her job, she lounges about the house all day.
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sit about / (a)round
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Don’t just sit around! Do something with your life.
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hang about / (a)round
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My girlfriend didn’t turn up,
I hung around for nearly an hour then I went home.
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stick around
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My girlfriend didn’t turn up,
I stuck around for nearly an hour then I went home.
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wait about/ (a) round
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As soon as I got tired of waiting around I went home.
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fuss about / (a)round
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The next day she was very angry
because I hadn’t waited, but that’s typical of her because she always
makes such a fuss about small things.
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fidget about / around
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The children wouldn’t sit still
and fidgeted about until the teacher
said they could leave.
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fool about / (a)round
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When you do silly things, we could
say that you are fooling around.
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mess about/ (a)round
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When you do silly things, we could
say that you are messing around.
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monkey about /(a)round
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When you do silly things, we could
say that you are monkeying around.
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play about / (a)round
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When you do silly things, we could
say that you are playing around.
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fall about / (a)round (ha-ha)
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I fell
about laughing at the comedian, I mean he was so funny.
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to be somewhere about/(a)round
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I am not sure where he is but
I do know that he is somewhere around
(here).
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muck about / (a) round
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Muck is another word for dirt,
so when someone is doing something stupid and dirty we could say
that he is mucking around.
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/ AROUND = violence or rough treatment |
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to order s.o. about /(a)round
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My brother thinks he’s the boss
and always orders me around.
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to boss s.o. about /(a)round
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My brother thinks he’s the boss
and always bosses me around.
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to kick s.o. about /(a)round
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He is quite violent and is always
kicking people around.
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to push s.o. about /(a)round
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He uses his weight to push people
about.
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to shove s.o. about /(a)round
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He uses his weight to shove people
around.
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to knock s.o. about /(a)round
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He uses his strength to knock
smaller people around.
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to bang s.o. about /(a)round
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ditto
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to bash s.o. about /(a)round
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ditto
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