tool around
English
Verb
tool around
- (transitive and intransitive, Canada, US) To drive or jaunt about, going from place to place without any specific direction or goal.
- 2001 April 26, "Pay-to-play space mission," Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (US) (retrieved 6 July 2012):
- It's like when you were in high school, hanging out with your friends and tooling around in your parents' jalopy.
- 2005 July 14, "Editorial: Talking heads," Toledo Blade (US) (retrieved 6 July 2012):
- Many drivers tool around town or take long drives with cell phone in hand, one eye on the road but their mind clearly someplace else.
- 2008 Sep. 5, "Palin can't say no to jet this time," azcentral.com (US) (retrieved 6 July 2012):
- Vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is known for selling the jet her predecessor as Alaska governor used to tool around the state. She now has one of her own.
- 2001 April 26, "Pay-to-play space mission," Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (US) (retrieved 6 July 2012):
- (idiomatic) To spend one's time idly.
References
- tool around at OneLook Dictionary Search