— phrasal verb with muck uk /mʌk/ us /mʌk/ verb
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/muck-sb-sth-about-around
mark noun
uk /mɑːk/ us /mɑːrk/https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/mark
to behave in a silly way, or to treat someone or something in a careless way:
Stop mucking about with those ornaments, you'll break something!
I'm fed up with them mucking me about and cancelling our arrangements.
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Behaving in a silly way
I’m sure you’ll all agree, guys, the Australian platypus is one cute and cuddly Aussie creature, and one that is incredibly interesting, but it’s one that you should definitely not muck around with if you see it in the wild.
2) platypus noun [ C ] uk /ˈplæt.ɪ.pəs/ ('plat.tis.pas) us /ˈplæt̬.ɪ.pəs/ also duck-billed platypus
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/platypus?q=+platypus
an Australian river mammal with a wide beak whose young are born from eggs
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Wild mammals
ref:https://www.theaussieenglishpodcast.com/ae-414-expression-have-egg-on-your-face/
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