monkey business

English

Noun

monkey business (uncountable)

(US, slang) Wasting time, or effort, on some foolish project.
An activity that is considered silly, or stupid, or time-wasting.
(idiomatic) An activity that may be considered illegal, questionable, or a vice, but not felonious.
- Do your homework and forget about all this monkey business.

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Translations

an activity that is considered silly, or stupid, or time-wasting (idiomatic)

Chinese:
Mandarin: 胡鬧 (zh), 胡闹 (zh) (húnào), 惡作劇 (zh), 恶作剧 (zh) (èzuòjù)
Finnish: ajanhukka (fi)
French: bêtise (fr) f, espièglerie (fr) f

German: Affentheater (de) n
Japanese: 悪戯 (いたずら, itazura)
Russian: валя́ние дурака́ n (valjánije duraká) (rolling a fool), озорство́ (ru) n (ozorstvó), безобра́зие (ru) n (bezobrázije), ша́лость (ru) f (šálostʹ)

an activity that may be considered illegal, questionable, or a vice, but not felonious (idiomatic)

Finnish: venkoilu (fi)
Japanese: 裏工作 (うらこうさく, urakōsaku) (dodgy dealings), いんちき (ja) (inchiki)

Russian: хи́трости (ru) f pl (xítrosti)

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