tool around | Idiomator

Meaning: ; (transitiveandintransitive,Canada,US)Todriveorjauntabout, going from place to place without any specific direction or goal.Near-synonym:cruise2001April 26, “Pay-to-play space mission”, inMilwaukee Journal-Sentinel, US, retrieved6 July 2012:It's like when you were in high school, hanging out with your friends andtooling aroundin your parents' jalopy.2005July 14, “Editorial: Talking heads”, inToledo Blade, US, retrieved6 July 2012:Many driverstool aroundtown or take long drives with cell phone in hand, one eye on the road but their mind clearly someplace else.2008September 5, “Palin can't say no to jet this time”, inazcentral.com, US, retrieved6 July 2012:Vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is known for selling the jet her predecessor as Alaska governor used totool aroundthe state. She now has one of her own.; ; (idiomatic)To spend one's timeidly.Synonyms:fool around;see alsoThesaurus:loiter

Examples:

EN: I'll tool around here for a while.
ES: Me entretendré por aquí un rato.
EN: I think I'm going to tool around in Knight's Caddy for a while.
ES: Creo que voy a dar una vuelta en un precioso Caddy.
EN: I dropped out so that we could tool around together.
ES: - Dejé de estudiar para vagar contigo.
EN: This time they must do more than tool around in white shirts and get the shit beaten out of "em by the Dingbats!
ES: Esta vez no se trata de ponerse a jugar con camisas blancas... y dejarse golpear por los dingbats.
EN: Nothing too expensive. Just, you know, something to tool around in.
ES: Nada costoso, pero que sirviera para trasladarme.
EN: Yeah, we can tool around in the parking lot together, certainly.
ES: Sí, podríamos andar por el estacionamiento juntos, sin duda.
EN: I tool around town just a-hollerin'.
ES: Doy vueltas por el pueblo chillando.
EN: Then, just when she begins to think that you're another, you know vanilla-nice guy that she can tool around with all night without getting naked you insult her.
ES: Luego, cuando empiece a pensar que eres otro hombre bueno con el que puede jugar sin desvestirse la insultas.
EN: I tool around.
ES: Me las apaño.
EN: How long do we have to tool around with him in a car with the others looking for a shark?
ES: ¿Cuánto tiempo tenemos que dar vueltas con ese felpudo para encontrar un tiburón?
EN: You wouldn't expect a thief to steal it then tool around.
ES: No esperarás que un ladrón lo robe y lo maneje por el vecindario.
EN: She's gonna get a moped so she can "tool around."
ES: Ella va a conseguir un motocarro para poder "dar unas vueltas".
EN: And "b," who says, "tool around"?
ES: Y después: ¿Quién dice "dar unas vueltas"?
EN: What, that brand-new Porsche that you tool around in isn't enough?
ES: Qué, ¿tu flamante Porsche nuevo con el que vas por ahí no es suficiente?
EN: No, I-I used to, uh, tool around when I was a kid.
ES: No, solía, tenerlo como herramienta cuando era un niño.

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