Idiom
fiddle around (with someone) and fiddle about (with someone)
Theme: ANNOYANCE
to tease, annoy, or play with someone; to waste someone's time.All right, stop fiddling around with me and tell me how much you will give me for my car.Tom, you have to stop spending your time fiddling about with your friends. It's time to get serious with your studies.
Phr V
fiddle about
fiddles, fiddling, fiddled
fiddle about/around
informal to use your hands in a series of small movements in order to try to do somethingShe was fiddling around in her bag looking for a comb.I fiddled about on my short wave radio to find the World Service.
informal to spend time doing silly or unimportant thingsThey can no longer afford to fiddle around - it's time they acted.