horse around

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === horse around (third-person singular simple present horses around, present participle horsing around, simple past and past participle horsed around) (intransitive, idiomatic) To engage in horseplay. 1989, Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (script) "Genghis Khan! Abe Lincoln! That’s funny until someone gets hurt."But Genghis Khan and Lincoln keep horsing around. ==== Synonyms ==== (behave clownishly, idly): fool around, act out, clown around, goof off, muck about, muck around, muck up (Australia), yuk it up (US) === See also === horseplay