- fart-arse around
- Australian Slangnot to get on with the job at hand, and to do other things
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Fart-arse around — not to get on with the job at hand, and to do other things … Dictionary of Australian slang
fart-arse — /ˈfat as/ (say faht ahs) Colloquial (taboo) –noun 1. an ineffectual person. –phrase (fart arsed, fart arsing) 2. fart arse about (or around), to waste time, to idle. Usage: See note at arse …
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fart arse about — Verb phrs. To mess around, to waste time. E.g. Stop fart arsing about and get on with your work … English slang and colloquialisms
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tit around — vb British to mess about or behave in a disorganised or ineffectual manner. One of many similar expressions such as arse about, fanny about, fart around/about, etc … Contemporary slang
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