English Dictionary

fanny about

動詞

イギリス英語 慣用表現 自動詞 他動詞

(chiefly Britain, intransitive, idiomatic) To waste time or fool around; to engage in activity which produces little or no accomplishment.

日本語の意味

時間を無駄にする、だらだらと無意味な行動をとる / ふざけ回る、的外れな行動や遊びばかりする

Don't fanny about; we need to catch the train.

電車に乗らなければならないんだから、時間を無駄にしないで。

意味（1）

(chiefly Britain, intransitive, idiomatic) To waste time or fool around; to engage in activity which produces little or no accomplishment.

Then he dithered and fannied about.

意味（2）

(chiefly Britain, transitive and intransitive, idiomatic) To wander about or prowl around.

... the mechanic who tidied up after the Krays, took care of business while the Twins were fannying around the clubland circuit.

fannies about （ present singular third-person ）

fannying about （ participle present ）

fannied about （ participle past ）

fannied about （ past ）