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To poodle around is to spend your time doing things in a relaxed way, without any real plan or purpose.
Informal English.
This is a relatively new expression.
Poodles are a breed of dog, but it's not clear if there is any link between the dog and this expression!
Examples of use:
1. I think I'll poodle around at home today.
2. What are you doing today?
Not much, just poodling around!
3. We had a lovely relaxing holiday: we poodled around and did whatever we felt like every day.
| infinitive |
poodle around |
| present simple |
poodle around and poodles around |
| -ing form |
poodling around |
| past simple |
poodled around |
| past participle |
poodled around |
Can you write a sentence using this expression in the comments below?
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