Fiddle around and Knuckle down

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Fiddle around verb - To spend time in aimless activity.

Usage example: we spent the snow day just fiddling around

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Knuckle down is an antonym for fiddle around.

Knuckle down verb - Work very hard, like a slave.

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Fiddle around is an antonym for knuckle down.

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Knuckle down and Fiddle around. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fiddle_around/knuckle_down

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