monkey business
11monkey business — ☆ monkey business n. Informal foolish, mischievous, or deceitful tricks or behavior …
12Monkey Business — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Dans la littérature anglophone, l expression « Monkey Business » signifie « bêtises », « manigances » ou… …
13monkey business — noun mischievous or deceitful behavior • Hypernyms: ↑mischief, ↑mischief making, ↑mischievousness, ↑deviltry, ↑devilry, ↑devilment, ↑rascality, ↑roguery, ↑roguishness, ↑ …
14monkey business — If children get up to monkey business, they are behaving naughtily or mischievously. This is the same as monkeying around . (Dorking School Dictionary) *** An activity which is organized in a deceitful or dishonest way is calledmonkey… …
15monkey\ business — noun slang informal 1. Any unethical, illegitimate, or objectionable activity that is furtive or deceitful, e.g., undercover sexual advances, cheating, misuse of public funds, etc. There is a lot of monkey business going on in that firm; you d… …
16monkey business — 1) comical or silly actions, goofing off The kids were involved in some kind of monkey business. That was when the window was broken. 2) unethical, illegal or objectionable activity, cheating The company was involved in some monkey business with… …
17monkey business — slightly informal silly behaviour or dishonest behaviour. So what kind of monkey business have you kids been up to while I was out? The tax inspectors discovered that there had been some monkey business with the accounts …
18monkey business — promiscuity Literally, any mischief which a monkey might get up to. Used sometimes as a warning to a man to behave decorously towards a young woman: No monkey business, he agreed. Shit, I won t touch her. (Sanders, 1977 an artist was… …
19monkey business — AND funny business . silliness; dishonest tricks. □ That’s enough monkey business. Now, settle down. □ Stop the funny business. This is serious! …
20monkey business — noun, informal they better not try any monkey business when Ms. Bergdahl is around Syn: mischief, misbehavior, mischievousness, devilry, devilment, tomfoolery; dishonesty, trickery, chicanery, skulduggery; informal shenanigans, funny business,… …
