请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 monkey business
释义

monkey business

noun

: shenanigan sense 2
didn't try any monkey business when the boss was away

Synonyms

  • buffoonery
  • clownery
  • clowning
  • foolery
  • high jinks
  • hijinks
  • horseplay
  • horsing around
  • monkeying
  • monkeyshine(s)
  • roughhouse
  • roughhousing
  • shenanigan(s)
  • skylarking
  • slapstick
  • tomfoolery
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Our teacher warned us not to try any monkey business while she was out of the room. the new nanny will not tolerate such monkey business from her charges
Recent Examples on the Web According to the simian market hypothesis, figuring out what stocks are worth is monkey business. Jason Zweig, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 Things get pretty hairy around the Zoo switchboard where monkey business is the order of the day... San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2022 Monkeys who escaped after truck crash all accounted for No more monkey business. Editors, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2022 Whenever Doctor Strange shows up in a Marvel movie, audiences ought to be prepared for some magical monkey business — the kind of rule-bending that essentially makes anything possible. Peter Debruge, Variety, 13 Dec. 2021 The College Football Playoff folks are meeting again on Wednesday to discuss, among other things, all of this monkey business in Texas. Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 3 Nov. 2021 Restaurants and companies including Gold Star Chili, Wardway Fuels, Java Jackets Coffee House and Ivory House all were among those getting into the spirit of monkey business on Facebook. Chris Mayhew, The Enquirer, 10 Apr. 2021 Authorities in Cincinnati spent Thursday caught up in monkey business. Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 9 Apr. 2021 Gathering animals ahead of a hurricane, though, can be difficult and lead to some monkey business. Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 8 Mar. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

monkey business

noun

as in horsing around
wildly playful or mischievous behavior the new nanny will not tolerate such monkey business from her charges

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • horsing around
  • monkeyshine(s)
  • monkeying
  • joking
  • clowning
  • high jinks
  • funning
  • skylarking
  • horseplay
  • clownery
  • buffoonery
  • playfulness
  • roughhousing
  • shenanigan(s)
  • slapstick
  • tomfoolery
  • roughhouse
  • sporting
  • hijinks
  • foolery
  • prankishness
  • silliness
  • nonsense
  • rumbustiousness
  • boisterousness
  • sportiveness
  • rowdyism
  • mischief
  • clownishness
  • rascality
  • jesting
  • trickery
  • roguishness
  • roguery
  • childishness
  • rowdiness
  • rambunctiousness
  • cavorting
  • foolishness
  • gamboling
  • frivolity
  • frolicking
  • romping
  • revelry
  • merrymaking
  • devilry
  • mischievousness
  • gambolling
  • knavery
  • roistering
  • deviltry
  • impishness
  • waggery
随便看

 

英语词典包含469781条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/3/16 2:11:13