英和和英

動詞

prat about (三人称単数 現在形 prats about, 現在分詞 pratting about, 過去形および過去分詞形 pratted about)

1. (informal) To waste time doing pointless or silly things

   What are you pratting about with now? Get your homework done.

2. (informal) To fail to do something correctly, and so consider the time to be wasted.

   I spent the weekend pratting about with the central heating and got absolutely nowhere with it!