PHRASAL VERB 做事雜亂無章;東一榔頭西一棒子;瞎忙活 If you say that someone is faffing about or faffing around, you mean that they are doing things in a disorganized way and not achieving very much. 做事雜亂無章;東一榔頭西一棒子;瞎忙活 [British, informal]
It was annoying to watch them faffing around when a more direct response was required. [VERBPREP.]