fiddle (about/around) with sth

— Phrasal Verb with fiddle

/ˈfɪdl/ verb [T] UK informal

Definition

MOVE THINGS › to touch or move things with your fingers because you are nervous or bored: Stop fiddling with your hair!

MAKE CHANGES › to make small changes to something to try to make it work: He fiddled with the wires to get the radio working again.

(Definition of fiddle (about/around) with sth from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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