monkey trick
/ˈmʌŋki trɪk/
Definition

Definition of monkey trick - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
prankplayful or mischievous act or prank
  • The kids played a monkey trick on their teacher.
mischief prank
2.
strategyRareclever or cunning maneuver or strategyRare
  • He used a monkey trick to win the game.
ploy ruse
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Expressions with monkey

monkey aboutv.
engage in playful or aimless activity
The kids love to monkey about in the garden.
monkey aroundv.
act in a playful, silly, or mischievous way
The kids monkey around in the backyard every afternoon.
monkey businessn.
mischievous or playful activity that wastes time
The kids were up to some monkey business in the backyard.
monkey suitn.
man's formal evening suit like a tuxedo
He looked sharp in his monkey suit at the gala.
cheeky monkeyn.
impudent person, usually a child, in a playful way
Look at that cheeky monkey climbing the tree!
make a monkey out ofv.
cause someone to look silly or foolish
He made a monkey out of me in front of everyone.

Expressions with trick

dirty trickn.
unkind or deceitful action to harm someone
He played a dirty trick on his friend.
cheap trickn.
deceitful action to trick someone, often in business
He used a cheap trick to sell the fake watch.
hat trickn.
achievement of three successes in a single game or similar context
She scored a hat trick in the last quarter of the match.
low-down trickn.
deceitful action intended to harm or deceive someone
Stealing his idea was a low-down trick.
do a disappearing trickv.
perform a magic trick where something vanishes
The magician will do a disappearing trick with the rabbit.
play a trick onv.
deceive someone as a joke
They played a trick on him by hiding his shoes.
do the trickv.
work well enough to get the result wanted
A little glue should do the trick.
every trick in the bookn.
all possible knowledge or methods about a subject
He used every trick in the book to solve the puzzle.
trick of the traden.
special method learned from experience that helps professionals work better
She showed me a trick of the trade for faster painting.
trick up one's sleeven.
secret plan or idea
He always has a trick up his sleeve during negotiations.

Terms related to monkey trick

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
anticsdeceptionfooleryjestjokeplayfulshenanigantrickerygambitmaneuverschemestrategy

Examples of monkey trick in a sentence

  • A monkey trick at the party left everyone laughing.
  • The magician's monkey trick left the audience in awe.
  • She pulled a monkey trick to get out of trouble.

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  1. French:farce espiègle, stratagème, ...
  2. German:Streich, Trick, ...
  3. Italian:scherzo, stratagemma, ...
  4. Spanish:travesura, estrategia astuta, ...
  5. Portuguese:partida, estratégia astuta, ...
  6. Chinese:猴把戏, 巧妙的策略, ...
  7. Japanese:いたずら, 巧妙な策略, ...
  8. Arabic:مقلب, خدعة قرد, ...
  9. Hebrew:תַּעֲלוּל קוֹף, ...
  10. Russian:обезьянья выходка, хитрый приём, ...
  11. Ukrainian:пустотливий жарт, хитрий трюк, ...
  12. Hindi:बंदर की चाल, बंदर चाल, ...
monkey tricks UK
ˈmʌŋki trɪks

Definition of monkey tricks - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

1.
playful behaviorUKmischievous acts intended to amuse or entertainUK
  • The children were up to their usual monkey tricks.
antics shenanigans
2.
deceptionUKdeceptive or dishonest actionsUK
  • The manager discovered that his monkey tricks had hidden thousands of dollars in losses.
deception shenanigans trickery
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Images of monkey tricks

  • monkey tricks: mischievous acts intended to amuse or entertain
    mischievous acts intended to amuse or entertain

Expressions with monkey

monkey aboutv.
engage in playful or aimless activity
The kids love to monkey about in the garden.
monkey aroundv.
act in a playful, silly, or mischievous way
The kids monkey around in the backyard every afternoon.
monkey businessn.
mischievous or playful activity that wastes time
The kids were up to some monkey business in the backyard.
monkey suitn.
man's formal evening suit like a tuxedo
He looked sharp in his monkey suit at the gala.
cheeky monkeyn.
impudent person, usually a child, in a playful way
Look at that cheeky monkey climbing the tree!
make a monkey out ofv.
cause someone to look silly or foolish
He made a monkey out of me in front of everyone.

Expressions with trick

dirty trickn.
unkind or deceitful action to harm someone
He played a dirty trick on his friend.
cheap trickn.
deceitful action to trick someone, often in business
He used a cheap trick to sell the fake watch.
hat trickn.
achievement of three successes in a single game or similar context
She scored a hat trick in the last quarter of the match.
low-down trickn.
deceitful action intended to harm or deceive someone
Stealing his idea was a low-down trick.
do a disappearing trickv.
perform a magic trick where something vanishes
The magician will do a disappearing trick with the rabbit.
play a trick onv.
deceive someone as a joke
They played a trick on him by hiding his shoes.
do the trickv.
work well enough to get the result wanted
A little glue should do the trick.
every trick in the bookn.
all possible knowledge or methods about a subject
He used every trick in the book to solve the puzzle.
trick of the traden.
special method learned from experience that helps professionals work better
She showed me a trick of the trade for faster painting.
trick up one's sleeven.
secret plan or idea
He always has a trick up his sleeve during negotiations.

Terms related to monkey tricks

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
trickamusecaperentertainfrolicjestmischievousplayfulanticsfraudmischief

Examples of monkey tricks in a sentence

  • The monkey tricks in the circus were a hit with the audience.
  • Don't try any monkey tricks on me.
  • The scam was full of monkey tricks.

View all translations of monkey tricks

✨Click below to see the appropriate translations facing each meaning.
  1. French:pitreries, manigances, ...
  2. German:Affenstreiche, Tricks, ...
  3. Italian:marachelle, manovre, ...
  4. Spanish:travesuras, triquiñuelas, ...
  5. Portuguese:travessuras, artimanhas, ...
  6. Chinese:恶作剧, 把戏, ...
  7. Japanese:いたずら, ごまかし, ...
  8. Arabic:شَقَاوَة, حِيَل, ...
  9. Hebrew:תַּעֲלוּלֵי קוֹף, תַּחְבּוּלוֹת, ...
  10. Russian:озорные выходки, махинации, ...
  11. Ukrainian:пустощі, шахрайські витівки, ...
  12. Hindi:शरारतें, धोखेबाज़ी, ...

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