fiddle about

To touch or move things in a small, unnecessary way, or to waste time not doing anything useful.

"Stop fiddling about and get your homework done!"

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Vector Search with LLMs - Computerphile

Computerphile · 14:26

You could fiddle about with this and change it, right?

Cycling to Makino Station! ft. Abroad in Japan & PremierTwo | Cyclethon 5 Day 13

CDawgVODs · 355:37

I get to watch them uh fiddle about and faff and try to get something done.

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