monkey business

and funny business

silliness; dishonest tricks. That's enough monkey business. Now, settle down. Stop the funny business. This is serious!

monkey business

(slightly informal)

silly behaviour or dishonest behaviour So what kind of monkey business have you kids been up to while I was out? The tax inspectors discovered that there had been some monkey business with the accounts.

See also: business, monkey

monkey business

Silly, mischievous, or deceitful conduct, as in The teacher told the children to cut out the monkey business and get to work, or I don't trust that lawyer-there's some monkey business going on. This expression transfers the tricks of monkeys to human behavior. [Late 1800s]

See also: business, monkey

monkey business

and funny business

n. silliness; dishonest tricks. That’s enough monkey business. Now, settle down. Stop the funny business and get to work!

See also: business, monkey

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jerrold	['dʒerəld]
Agam	-	Hebrew
Akiko	ah-kee-ko	Japanese
Tygo	-	Dutch
Amando	ah-MAHN-do (Spanish, Italian)	Portuguese, Spanish, Italian
Sabino	-	Italian