monkey business

/ˈmʌŋki ˌbɪznɪs/NEUTRAL · C1
SA FILIPINO
Walang direktang katumbas
Literal na kahulugan: «negosyo ng unggoy»

Kahulugan

dishonest or unacceptable behaviour

Hindi tapat o hindi katanggap-tanggap na gawain.

Mga halimbawa

  1. 1The referee suspected monkey business when the scoreboard changed during the break.
  2. 2No monkey business while I’m away; leave your sister’s belongings alone.
  3. 3Someone had secretly altered the competition scores; the judge immediately suspected monkey business.
  4. 4Finding fake signatures on the club’s receipts gave us evidence of monkey business.
  5. 5The players hiding extra cards under the table were clearly involved in monkey business.

Grammar

Uncountable noun: walang a at walang plural ending. Karaniwan itong ginagamit pagkatapos ng some, any o no, at kasama ng go on.

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