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    monkey around

    US /ˈmʌŋki əˈraʊnd/

    ・

    UK /ˈmʌŋki əˈraund/

    A2
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo behave in a silly or playful way; fool around.
    The teacher told the students to stop monkeying around and get back to work.

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    Monkey Idioms - BBC Learning English

    03:08Monkey Idioms - BBC Learning English
    • To monkey around

      To monkey around

    • To monkey around.

      To monkey around.

    A2

    Animal Phrasal Verbs! "Clam up", "wolf down", "monkey around"...

    10:31Animal Phrasal Verbs! "Clam up", "wolf down", "monkey around"...
    • Or "monkey around." So, when I was a kid, you know, my dad would always say, "Ronnie, stop horsing around." I'm like, "I'm not horsing, Dad." But I was.

      Or "monkey around." So, when I was a kid, you know, my dad would always say, "Ronnie, stop horsing around." I'm like, "I'm not horsing, Dad." But I was.

    • It's a very old expression, or monkey around.

      It's a very old expression, or monkey around.

    B1

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    • You know, we don't want to go in and monkey around with things.

      You know, we don't want to go in and monkey around with things.

    • Um, you know, we don't want to go in and monkey around with things.

      Um, you know, we don't want to go in and monkey around with things.

    B1

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    • He won't monkey around with Fred C. Dobbs.

      He won't monkey around with Fred C. Dobbs.

    B1