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fiddling around
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To be overly occupied with trivial activities or miscellaneous tasks that serve little to no practical purpose.

vi Anh ta suốt ngày chỉ biết nhặt lá đá ống bơ mà không làm việc gì ra hồn.

en He spends all day fiddling around instead of doing any real work.

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