potter around/about

phrasal verb

pottered around/about; pottering around/about; potters around/about

British

: to spend time in a relaxed way doing small jobs and other things that are not very important

He spent his holidays pottering around the house/garden.

Examples of potter around/about in a Sentence

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There’s an array of activities for you and her to do: potter around camp, chat with locals, play a few games of beachstickball, and, naturally, ascend to the top of a hill to get phone signal. —Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 9 July 2025