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noun [ U ] us / ˈmʌŋ·ki ˌbɪz·nəs / Add to word list. dishonest or illegal behavior: There’s been some monkey business connected with his tax returns. (Definición de monkey business del Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Ejemplos de monkey business. monkey business.
traducir MONKEY BUSINESS: diabluras, trapicheo, travesuras, trampas. Más información en el diccionario inglés-español.
noun [ U ] us / ˈmʌŋ·ki ˌbɪz·nəs / Add to word list. dishonest or illegal behavior: There’s been some monkey business connected with his tax returns. (Definition of monkey business from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of monkey business. monkey business.
"Monkey business" seems to be a widely used idiom. I looked it up on Wiktionary and I found two main possible meanings, one stressing the silliness of an activity: (US, slang) Wasting time, or effort, on some foolish project.
- I think the two meanings are so close it's hardly practical to try and split usages into one or the other. Lots of things can be called "monkey bus...
- I would say the former is usually understood. I can see it extending to the latter, but I always think of monkey business as something more benign.
- Monkey business is illegal business or illegal action taken by someone. Or things you do that can't favour you.
- In the 1920's in the USA a teacher called Scopes was put on trial for teaching evolution. He apparently coached his pupils into acting as prosecuti...
Monkey business is an idiom used to describe deceitful or silly actions. It’s a phrase that’s embedded itself in the English language, offering a silly way to express disapproval or suspicion of someone’s actions. Idioms such as monkey business are phrases where the words together have a different meaning than their individual definitions.
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The meaning of MONKEY BUSINESS is shenanigan. How to use monkey business in a sentence.
Inglés. Español. monkey business n. figurative, slang (silly or frivolous behaviour) tontería nf. The substitute teacher quickly put an end to all the monkey business. La maestra sustituta rápidamente puso fin a las tonterías. (coloquial) payasada nf.
