monkey about

ˈmʌŋki əˈbaʊt

Definition of monkey about - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

intr.

play

engage in playful or aimless activity

The kids love to monkey about in the garden.

fool around

mess about

play around

mess around

tamper with something carelessly

He monkeyed about with the computer and broke it.

fool around

mess around

tinker

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Expressions with monkey

monkey around

act in a playful, silly, or mischievous way

The kids monkey around in the backyard every afternoon.

monkey business

mischievous or playful activity that wastes time

The kids were up to some monkey business in the backyard.

monkey suit

man's formal evening suit like a tuxedo

He looked sharp in his monkey suit at the gala.

cheeky monkey

impudent person, usually a child, in a playful way

Look at that cheeky monkey climbing the tree!

make a monkey out of

cause someone to look silly or foolish

He made a monkey out of me in front of everyone.

monkey in the middle

game where one player tries to catch a ball

We played monkey in the middle during recess.

Examples of monkey about in a sentence

Stop monkeying about and finish your homework!
She monkeyed about with the settings and caused a glitch.
They monkeyed about with the lock and got stuck.

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French:s'amuser, tripoter, ...
German:herumtollen, herumfummeln, ...
Italian:giocare, smanettare, ...
Spanish:jugar, trastear, ...
Portuguese:brincar, mexer, ...
Chinese:嬉闹, 胡乱摆弄, ...
Japanese:遊ぶ, いじる, ...
Arabic:عَبَثَ, لَعِبَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִשְׁתּוֹבֵב, לְשַׂחֵק, ...
Russian:возиться, ковыряться, ...
Ukrainian:гратися, возитися, ...
Hindi:मस्ती करना, छेड़छाड़ करना, ...
Bengali:খেলাধুলা করা, তামাশা করা, ...
Catalan:jugar, trastejar, ...
Czech:blbnout, vrtat se v něčem, ...
Danish:fjolle rundt, pille ved, ...
Dutch:ravotten, prutsen, ...
Greek:παίζω, πειράζω, ...
Hungarian:bohóckodni, babrálni, ...
Khmer:លេងសប្បាយ, លេងច្របូកច្របល់ជាមួយ, ...
Korean:장난치다, 만지작거리다, ...
Persian:بازیگوشی کرد, دستکاری کردن, ...
Polish:wygłupiać się, majstrować, ...
Portuguese (BR):brincar, mexer, ...
Romanian:a se juca, a meșteri, ...
Swedish:leka, fiffla med, ...
Thai:เล่นซน, ยุ่งกับ, ...
Turkish:oyalanmak, kurcalamak, ...
Vietnamese:chơi đùa, chọc phá, ...

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