| 主な訳語 |
| 英語 | 日本語 |
fiddle around, also UK: fiddle about vi phrasal | informal (waste time doing [sth] trivial) | 暇つぶしをする 動詞句 HHiraganaひまつぶしをする |
| He began to fiddle around doing crossword puzzles, but soon noticed his English was improving. |
fiddle around with [sth], also UK: fiddle about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (play absent-mindedly with) | もて遊ぶ 他動 HHiraganaもてあそぶ |
| She fiddled around with the things on her desk while I was talking. |
fiddle around with [sth], also UK: fiddle about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (alter or adjust unhelpfully) | いじる、こねくり回す 他動 HHiraganaいじる、こねくりまわす |
| He loved to fiddle about with old cars, but never actually fixed them up. |