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mope about (somewhere)

To spend or waste time (somewhere) in a brooding, listless state due to being upset, unhappy, dejected, etc. Primarily heard in UK. John's just been moping about the flat all day long ever since he lost his job. I know you're sad about being stood up by your date, but quit moping about and go do something with your evening!
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mope around

To spend or waste time in a brooding, listless state due to being upset, unhappy, dejected, etc. John's just been moping around the house all day long ever since he lost his job. I know you're sad around being stood up by your date, but quit moping around and go do something with your evening!
See also: around, mope
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

mope around

to go about in a depressed state. Since her dog ran away, Sally mopes around all day. Don't mope around. Cheer up!
See also: around, mope
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

mope around

verb
See mope
See also: around, mope
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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"Both mopeds used by the suspects were later recovered by police.
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An ambulance and community paramedic were sent to the scene and found the moped rider to be conscious but suffering from a leg injury.
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I stopped the vehicle immediately." " Some witnesses who gave evidence on Monday said they remembered seeing the defendant's moped steer into the path of Mr Kassim's immediately before the collision.Defence barrister Hilary Roberts suggested the camera footage showed instead that Mr Kassim's more powerful moped collided with the defendant's as he tried to pass between him and the lorry.
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A 16-year-old male riding the Gilera moped was left with a broken ankle following a crash with a Suzuki car on New Hey Road, on Friday, April 18.
Appeal to accident witness after mix-up over details
POLICE are reminding motorbike and moped owners to keep their bikes secure.
Warning over motorbike thefts
In Marion County, Ind., a female police officer spotted a guy speeding and swerving on his moped--not a motorcycle, not even a motorbike, but a moped, for Pete's sake!
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Earlier, in a separate incident, a man was hurt after his moped and a minibus crashed.
Jam after cyclist collapses in street
A 72-year-old Eugene man died Sunday evening after the moped he was riding collided with a car shortly before 6 p.m.
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His response was to create the Medicaid Out-Patient Eligibility Department, or MOPED, an office within BGMC that helps patients get not only Medicaid, but also food stamps, short-term cash and help with utilities.
Outreach program helps patients get covered: Broward's MOPED steers patients through Medicaid paperwork morass
Not really; it's a collection of photos from various moped trips, including to the tip of Chile, which is pretty nutso without some fallback cash.
Moped to South America
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