Third-person singular simple present indicative form of play about

simple past tense and past participle of play about

Alternative form of beat around the bush

(idiomatic) No other possible action, choice or option. / (idiomatic) No other possible interpretation.

Used to express agreement and sympathy with the previous speaker’s statement.

(slang, UK, Australia, New Zealand) Placed or arranged the opposite way to the way it should be. / (slang, UK, Australia, New Zealand) Arranged in a confused or haphazard way; muddled.

(slang, UK, Australia, New Zealand) In a manner that is opposite to or the reverse of the way it should be, backwards. / (slang, UK, Australia, New Zealand) In a confused or haphazard manner.

(idiomatic) Ill or unwell, especially as indicated by one's appearance.

Of significance; worth noticing or remarking upon.

(idiomatic) To say, do, or indicate something clearly and without hesitation, even if it may be unpleasant.