arse about vs play around

arse about

adj
  • The wrong way round; exactly opposite to that which is desirable; contrary; conceptually inverted; wrong. 

play around

verb
  • To behave in a silly, childish, or irresponsible way. 

  • To work with something in a non-serious manner; to tweak or tinker. 

  • To engage in sexual practices outside of marriage. 

How often have the words arse about and play around occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )