monkey around with sth
informal disapproving US also monkey with sth, UK also monkey about with sth— phrasal verb with monkey
to touch, change, or treat something in a careless or harmful way:
They shouldn't start monkeying around with the Constitution.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Damaging and spoiling
- adulterate
- alloy
- at the expense of sb idiom
- at-risk
- bandh
- bang up sb/sth
- gild the lily idiom
- gloss
- gnaw
- gnaw away at sth
- go west idiom
- goonda
- poison
- ruin
- scourge
- shatter
- shoot sth up
- shred
- sour
- tell on sb
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