monkey business

monkey 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 the tax department and have recently had to hire a lawyer to defend themselves.


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  • monkey business — {n.}, {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; …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Monkey Business — (englisch: etwa „fauler Zauber“, „Unfug” oder „Schabernack”) bezeichnet: den Originaltitel mehrerer Filme, darunter Die Marx Brothers auf See (1931) Liebling, ich werde jünger (1952) ein Album der Band The Black Eyed Peas, siehe Monkey Business… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • monkey business — If children get up to monkey business, they are behaving naughtily or mischievously. This is the same as monkeying around …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • monkey business — monkey ,business noun uncount INFORMAL dishonest or bad behavior …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • monkey business — ► NOUN informal ▪ mischievous or underhand behaviour …   English terms dictionary

  • monkey business — ☆ monkey business n. Informal foolish, mischievous, or deceitful tricks or behavior …   English World dictionary

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