If someone who is married or has a partner plays around, they have sexual relationships with other people
same as play
to think about all the different possible ways of doing something before you make a decision
He had played around with other women.
The kids played around in the pool.
They played around with lots of different schemes before opting for this one.
`I told you he was too dangerous and clever to play around with.
plays around
playing around
played around
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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