to muck sb about
1muck somebody about — ˌmuck sb aˈbout/aˈround derived (BrE, informal) to treat sb badly, especially by changing your mind a lot, or by not being honest Syn: ↑mess somebody about • They ve really mucked us …
2muck someone about/around — Brit. informal treat someone inconsiderately, typically by disrupting their plans. → muck …
3muck (someone) about / around — Verb. To disrupt someone s plans by one s inconsiderate actions. Informal …
4muck around — (in BRIT, also use muck about) 1) PHRASAL VERB If you muck around or muck about, you behave in a childish or silly way, often so that you waste your time and fail to achieve anything. [mainly BRIT, INFORMAL] [V P] We do not want people of his age …
5muck about/around — (Brit. informal) 1 he was mucking about with his mates: FOOL ABOUT/AROUND, play about/around, clown about/around, footle about/around; informal mess about/around, horse about/around, lark (about/around). 2 someone s been mucking about with the… …
6muck — muck1 [mʌk] n [U] informal [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) dirt, mud, or another sticky substance that makes something dirty ▪ Come on, let s wipe that muck off your face. 2.) BrE waste matter from animals,… …
7muck about — phrasal verb muck about or muck around Word forms muck about : present tense I/you/we/they muck about he/she/it mucks about present participle mucking about past tense mucked about past participle mucked about British informal 1) [intransitive]… …
8muck around — phrasal verb muck about or muck around Word forms muck about : present tense I/you/we/they muck about he/she/it mucks about present participle mucking about past tense mucked about past participle mucked about British informal 1) [intransitive]… …
9muck — noun 1》 dirt or mud. ↘informal something unpleasant or worthless. 2》 manure. verb 1》 (muck something up) informal spoil something. ↘(muck about/around with something) spoil something by interfering with it. 2》 (muck something out) chiefly …
10Muck, Scotland — Muck Location …
