jazz around

• Фразовый глагол, означающий двигаться или действовать оживлённо, игриво или бесцельно; тратить время или дурачиться.

A phrasal verb meaning to move or act in a lively, playful, or aimless manner; to waste time or fool around.

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, no object

1. To act playfully or waste timeinformalamerican

   To behave in a frivolous, playful, or unserious manner; to waste time or avoid doing something important.

   Бездельничать

   • Stop jazzing around and get to work.
   • They were jazzing around the office instead of finishing the report.
   • He spent the afternoon jazzing around with his friends.

   Synonymsdallydawdlefool aroundhorse aroundmess aroundmonkey aroundplay aroundtrifle

   Antonymsapplylaborstrivetoilwork

2. To improvise or embellishinformalamerican

   To add extra, often unnecessary, elements to something, especially in music or performance.

   Импровизировать или украшать

   • The pianist started jazzing around with the melody.
   • She jazzed around the recipe by adding unusual spices.
   • He likes to jazz around his speeches with funny anecdotes.

   Synonymsad-libembellishembroiderimproviseornamentvamp

   Antonymsreducesimplifystrip

Base verbjazz