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jerked around

/dʒɜːkt əˈraʊnd/

/dʒɜrkt əˈraʊnd/

Translations

jerk aroundverb

jerked around

Past Simple

jerked around

Past Simple

jerked around

Past Participle

jerking around

Gerund

/dʒɜːk əˈraʊnd/

/dʒɜrk əˈraʊnd/

Stop jerking me around and tell me the truth.

Перестань меня морочить и скажи правду.

He likes to jerk people around just for fun.

Он любит издеваться над людьми просто ради забавы.

Additional translations

Synonyms

fool around

play around

waste time

mess around

jerk aroundverb

To treat someone inconsiderately or unfairly, often by giving them false hope or misleading them.

He felt like his boss was just jerking him around with promises of a promotion that never came.

To waste time or act in a foolish or aimless manner.

Stop jerking around and get to work on your project.