V tem kontekstu mess aroundpomeni, da nečesa ne jemljemo resno, se igramo igrivo in zapravljamo čas.
Tukaj je nekaj primerov mess around.
Primer: They only got 2 days left until final exam, but they are still messing around. (le dva dni sta oddaljena od zaključnih izpitov, vendar še vedno igrata)
Primer: Stop messing around and wasting time. You need to start doing something productive. (Nehajte zapravljati čas z odlašanjem, začeti morate delati nekaj produktivnega)
Mess aroundima tudi druge pomene.
Mess around with somethingpomeni igrati se z nečim ali ga zlomiti brez posebnega namena.
Primer: He just likes messing around with car engine. (rad se igra z avtomobilskimi motorji)
Primer: He messed around with my camera and now it's not working. (zlomil mi je fotoaparat in zdaj ne deluje)
Mess around with somebodypomeni, da imate afero z nekom, ki ni vaš partner, medtem ko ste v razmerju, ali da se vključite v nevarno afero z nekom.
Primer: I divorced with my husband because I saw him messing around with another woman. (ločena po tem, ko je videla, da njen mož vara drugo žensko)
Primer: Don't try to mess around with him. He is a psychopath. (Ne poskušajte se povezati z njim, on je psihopat.)