To make a horrible or catastrophic mistake; to screw the pooch.
To avoid work; to make it appear as if one is working.
"Yeah." It was him, alright; if the world's weariest pair of workboots hadn't tipped her off, his world-weary voice certainly would have. "Where were you?" "My quarters. We've got a full ticket set today, and techs work best without oversight." Neither of these things was untrue, though the curation was more than a little dishonest. "Maybe yours do." Nascimbeni rolled out, back flat against a neon orange creeper, and sat up with an audible wince. "Mine fuck the dog."
1935, US; originally in sense “loaf, fritter” (compare fuck around).
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