Mess around with
Have a sexual relationship outside marriage or a permanent relationship
Meanings
- Have a sexual relationship outside marriage or a permanent relationship (inseparable, International English)
- Try to improve something, usually making things worse (separable [optional], International English)
Examples
- He's been MESSING ABOUT WITH a woman he works with.
- The computer was working fine until they started MESSING ABOUT WITH it.
- I enjoy MESS AROUND WITH my colleagues during lunch.