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monkey business

n. Slang

Silly, mischievous, or deceitful acts or behavior.

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monkey business

informal mischievous, suspect, dishonest, or meddlesome behaviour or acts

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

mon′key busi`ness

1. frivolous or mischievous behavior.

2. improper or underhanded conduct; trickery.

[1880–85, Amer.]

monkey business

- A transfer of the tricks of monkeys to human behavior.

monkey business

noun

1. mischief, carry-on (informal, chiefly Brit.), clowning, pranks, shenanigans (informal), skylarking (informal), horseplay, tomfoolery, monkey tricks In bed by nine, and no monkey business.

2. dishonesty, trickery, skulduggery (informal), chicanery, hanky-panky (informal), funny business cold-blooded expertise and political monkey business

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Translations

أحْداث مُؤسِفَه أو غَيْر قانونِيَّه

lumpárnašvindl

snyderi

krumme Tour

singeries

gyanús ügy

prakkarastrik; klækir

bløff

čertovina

dolandırıcılıkdüzenbazlık

胡闹

monkey business

n monkey tricks npl (fam) → scherzi mpl

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

monkey

(ˈmaŋki) noun

1. an animal of the type most like man, especially those which are small and have long tails (ie not the apes).

2. a mischievous child. Their son is a little monkey.

verb

(especially with with) to meddle or interfere. Who's been monkeying (about) with the television set?

monkey business

mishievous or illegal happenings etc.

monkey nutpeanut

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'This monkey business is so easy, I can do it in my sleep'

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Todd, who appeared in the 1931 version of "The Maltese Falcon" and in the Marx Brothers' "Monkey Business" and "Horse Feathers," was found dead under suspicious circumstances in 1935, at age 29.

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