monkey business

Example Sentences

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“That was more than enough monkey business for us,” the department said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, to announce Momo’s capture.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2023

The days of monkey business may be over.

From Slate • Oct. 12, 2022

Giuliani was hoodwinked not by a monkey but old-fashioned monkey business.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2020

There was all sorts of monkey business going on.

From Washington Times • Sep. 20, 2016

In Axelroot’s case, as I have mentioned, it frequently turns out to be monkey business.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver