| 单词 | monkey business |
| 释义 | monkey businessSEE SYNONYMS FOR monkey business ON THESAURUS.COM nounfrivolous or mischievous behavior. improper or underhanded conduct; trickery. Origin of monkey businessAn Americanism dating back to 1880–85 Words nearby monkey businessmonkey, monkey bars, monkey block, monkey bread, monkey bridge, monkey business, monkey climb, monkey-faced owl, monkey flower, monkey flush, monkeygland sauce Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for monkey business
British Dictionary definitions for monkey businessmonkey business nouninformal mischievous, suspect, dishonest, or meddlesome behaviour or acts Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with monkey businessmonkey business Silly, mischievous, or deceitful conduct, as in The teacher told the children to cut out the monkey business and get to work, or I don't trust that lawyer—there's some monkey business going on. This expression transfers the tricks of monkeys to human behavior. [Late 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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