"fuck around and find out" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2014, Keisha Ervin, Reckless 2: Nobody's Girl, page 22",
          "text": "“A'ight, you keep on waiting. She gon' fuck around and find out on her own”.",
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        {
          "ref": "2016, Corbin Reiff, “Jhené Aiko Calls Out Unfaithful Men on 'B's & H's'”, in Complex",
          "text": "Debuting on Soulelection's new Beats 1 program, the new track titled \"B's & H's\" was produced by Fisticuffs and is a sultry warning to any \"bitches and hoes\" who don't even know what they're in for with a guy who's \"gonna fuck around and find out\".",
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          "ref": "2020, Mark Joseph Stern, “Unpacking Joe Biden's Court Packing Position”, in Slate",
          "text": "In essence, it was a dare to both Senate Republicans and the Supreme Court itself: fuck around and find out.",
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        "To engage in a risky course of action, and then experience the negative consequences."
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        "(intransitive, slang, vulgar) To engage in a risky course of action, and then experience the negative consequences."
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        {
          "word": "trial and error"
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        {
          "word": "play stupid games, win stupid prizes"
        },
        {
          "word": "get what's coming to one"
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        {
          "word": "what goes around comes around"
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        {
          "word": "you reap what you sow"
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        {
          "word": "FAFO"
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        "(intransitive, slang, vulgar) To engage in a risky course of action, and then experience the negative consequences."
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      "word": "FAFO"
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  "word": "fuck around and find out"
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