English · Idiom Candidate

tool around

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

to drive or travel casually

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Lái xe hoặc du lịch một cách tự do

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: to drive a vehicle as a tool

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

I like to tool around the countryside on Sundays

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “tool around” mean?

to drive or travel casually Literally: to drive a vehicle as a tool

Is “tool around” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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