| 释义 |
monkey around
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  monkey around - do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"muck about, muck around, potter, mess around, tinker, monkey, putterpuddle - mess around, as in a liquid or paste; "The children are having fun puddling in paint"work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor" |
monkey around
monkey aroundTo waste time or procrastinate by doing something unproductive or unhelpful; to fool around or spend time idly. Would you quit monkeying around and give me a hand cleaning the house? I should have started this essay last week, but I've been monkeying around with my new video game console.See also: around, monkeymonkey around verbSee mess around with someoneSee also: around, monkeymonkey around verbSee mess around with something mess about with somethingSee also: around, monkeymonkey around
Related to monkey around: monkey businessSynonyms for monkey aroundverb do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idlySynonyms- muck about
- muck around
- potter
- mess around
- tinker
- monkey
- putter
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