fiddle around with

fiddle around with
fiddle around with [something] (readjust) bricoler [engine]; (fidget) jouer avec [object]

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  • fiddle about — phrasal verb fiddle around or fiddle about [intransitive] Word forms fiddle around : present tense I/you/we/they fiddle around he/she/it fiddles around present participle fiddling around past tense fiddled around past participle fiddled around 1) …   English dictionary

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