to frig around
- phrasal verb
- Slang
:
perder el tiempo
- He tends to frig around instead of getting his assignments done.
Examples
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Stop frigging around and help me clean the garage.
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They spent the afternoon just frigging around in the park.
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Don't frig around!
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He always frigs around instead of studying.
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He tends to frig around instead of getting his assignments done.
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Stop frigging around and help me clean the garage.
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They spent the afternoon just frigging around in the park.
Synonyms
728
1.6
To spend time doing things that are not useful instead of doing something more useful
350
1.1
To spend time sitting and doing very little without a clear purpose
111
4.1
To spend time doing playful or unplanned activities
75
9.9
To waste time or act carelessly
43
3.7
To spend time doing nothing useful
26
6.3
To avoid work or duties and be lazy
20
5.8
Move slowly around a place because you feel sad or bored
7
6.2
To spend time doing little or nothing instead of working
5
7.0
To sit or lie in a lazy, relaxed way
5
3.8
To relax and do very little
4
6.0
Waste time or money on small unimportant things
4
6.8
To waste small amounts of time, money, or energy little by little
3
7.9
Spend time doing very little or nothing
3
8.4
To spend time doing not important things in a relaxed way
2
7.7
To spend time doing nothing useful
2
8.6
To spend time doing very little and moving around without plans
2
9.5
To waste time instead of doing the work you need
2
7.9
To waste time and effort without making progress
1
8.7
To spend time doing things that are not important
1
9.2
To spend time doing small unimportant things instead of working
1
9.6
To waste time doing small unimportant tasks
1
8.7
To waste time doing small unimportant things
1
7.7
To spend time doing nothing and not working
1
4.4
To spend time doing very little and relaxing
1
3.4
To spend time lazily doing little or nothing
1
9.9
To spend time on small, unimportant tasks instead of getting things done
1
6.5
To spend time doing nothing in a lazy way
1
9.9
To waste time doing silly or lazy things instead of useful work
1
9.9
To waste time instead of doing something useful
1
9.9
To waste time doing unimportant or silly things instead of doing something important
1
9.9
To waste time instead of doing something useful
1
6.5
To move around slowly doing small jobs in no hurry
To spend time on things that are not useful
To waste time instead of working
To pass time by doing something not useful while you wait
To spend time doing small unimportant things with no real plan
Spend time or money on unimportant things
To waste time doing small, unimportant things
To waste time on small unimportant things
How Productive
Surface Forms
Morphology
frig + around
The particle 'around' regularly combines with verbs to mean 'move about aimlessly / waste time', so if a learner knew 'frig' as a verb meaning 'mess/fool about' they could compose the meaning. However 'frig' is nonstandard/obscure (often a euphemistic or dialectal form) and not clearly defined for B1 learners, so the expression is only partially predictable rather than fully transparent.
Etymology
Frig around may come from frig as a mild swear for small, useless actions and around meaning moving without purpose. Picture someone messing about instead of getting work done, so the phrase means 'to waste time' or 'be lazy'.