balls around
Advanced (C1) slang
To waste time and not do anything useful, or to be silly when you should be working.
"We can't afford to balls around any longer — the deadline is tomorrow."
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BBC Sport · 31:54
we want to play balls around the back.
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threw some medicine balls around, bounced and jumped, rolled,
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that blow the balls around like into a tornado.
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ESPN UK · 7:33
balls around at the back nothing on launch it in the channel.
The Very Best of Sheila Jackson | Shameless Compilation
Shameless · 3:57
I know we all love to bust balls around here, but seriously guys,