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Are you a faffer? Informal English

5 лет назад

Faff about/around (phrasal verb)

To spend your time doing things that aren't important, instead of the things you should be doing.

I wish you'd stop faffing about and do something useful!


A faff (noun - thing)

Something that requires a lot of effort or causes slight problems.

Changing the light bulb was a bit of a faff.


A faffer (noun - person)

Someone who wastes time doing unnecessary things, instead of what they should be doing.

I'm trying to finish my essay, but it's taking me a while, because I'm a faffer.





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