We've been horsing around too much; it's high time we got down to brass tacks.
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Horsing
Synonyms for "horsing" (524 found)
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Noun(22 words)
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Verb(2 words)
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Stop horsing around.
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I was just horsing around.
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And though we cannot enumerate the “horsings,” and other little tender attentions that his juvenile indiscretions obtained him, we give him full credit for having received a modicum of castigation.
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