Idioms containing MONKEY
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MONKEY AROUND
to play like a monkey, i. e. , climb on or examine things with curiosity
1. The children have to play in their bedroom. The living room is not for them to monkey around in.
2. Steve likes to monkey around with old cars to see if he can fix them.
2. Steve likes to monkey around with old cars to see if he can fix them.
MONKEY BUSINESS
suspicious activity (1) or mischievous activity (2)
1. The boss wasn’t sure, but he suspected that there was some monkey business going on with the company accounts.
2. The children had become very quiet in the playroom and their mother decided it was time to see what kind of monkey business they were up to.
2. The children had become very quiet in the playroom and their mother decided it was time to see what kind of monkey business they were up to.
MONKEY SEE, MONKEY DO
imitating actions without understanding them
1. Children often act like their parents, monkey see, monkey do.
2. The new employee was criticized for his 'monkey see, monkey do' approach, as he blindly copied his colleagues without thinking critically.
2. The new employee was criticized for his 'monkey see, monkey do' approach, as he blindly copied his colleagues without thinking critically.
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