MONKEY AROUND

Meaning of MONKEY AROUND in English

monkey around ( also monkey about British English ) phrasal verb informal ( see also ↑ monkey )

to behave in a stupid or careless way:

Stop monkeying around and listen to me!

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

MONKEY AROUND
Slang English vocab
MONKEY AROUND — FOOL ABOUT/AROUND, play about/around, clown about/around, footle about/around; informal mess about/around, horse about/around, lark (about/around); Brit. informal muck about/around. 2192; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MONKEY AROUND — v. ( colloq. ) ( AE ) ( D ; intr. ) to ~ with
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
MONKEY AROUND
Словарь английских идиом
MONKEY AROUND — phrvi infml The boys were monkeying around in the playground — Ребята носились по детской площадке She just monkeys around the house …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
MONKEY AROUND — phrvi infml The boys were monkeying around in the playground — Ребята носились по детской площадке She just monkeys around …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
MONKEY AROUND — monkey around phrvi infml The boys were monkeying around in the playground Ребята носились по детской площадке She just monkeys …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
MONKEY AROUND — The boys were monkeying around in the playground — Ребята носились по детской площадке She just monkeys around the house …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
MONKEY — I Any member of two tropical anthropoid primate groups: New World monkeys. Almost all species are tropical or subtropical, and …
Английский словарь Британика
MONKEY — I. ˈməŋkē, -ki noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably of Low German, Dutch, or Flemish origin; akin to MFlemish Monnekin, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AROUND — I. əˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, probably from a- (I) + round, n. 1. a. : in a circle or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MONKEY — — monkeyish , adj. — monkeyishly , adv. — monkeyishness , n. /mung"kee/ , n. , pl. monkeys , v. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AROUND — /euh rownd"/ , adv. 1. in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MONKEY — I. ˈməŋ-kē noun ( plural monkeys ) Etymology: probably of Low German origin; akin to Moneke, name of an ape, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AROUND — I. ə-ˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, from a- (I) + round (II) Date: 14th century 1. a. : in a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MONKEY — noun any species of quadrumana, except the lemurs. 2. monkey ·noun a small trading vessel of the sixteenth century. 3. …
Webster English vocab
AROUND — adv in a circle; circularly; on every side; round. 2. around ·prep on all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as …
Webster English vocab
MONKEY — [mon.key] n, pl monkeys [prob. of LG origin; akin to Moneke, name of an ape, prob. of Romance origin; akin …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MONKEY — in general, any member of the mammalian order Primates, with the exception of the tree shrews, the lemurs and their …
Britannica English vocabulary
MONKEY — monkey BrE AmE ˈmʌŋk i ▷ monkey|ed d ▷ monkey|ing ɪŋ ▷ monkey|s z ▶ ˈ monkey ˌ business BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MONKEY — / ˈmʌŋki; NAmE / noun 1. an animal with a long tail, that climbs trees and lives in hot countries. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — / əˈraʊnd; NAmE / adverb , preposition ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of around in phrasal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MONKEY — I. mon ‧ key 1 /ˈmʌŋki/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Probably from Low German ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AROUND — a ‧ round S1 W1 /əˈraʊnd/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition 1 . surrounding or on all sides of something …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MONKEY — n. & v. --n. (pl. -eys) 1 any of various New World and Old World primates esp. of the families …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AROUND — adv. & prep. --adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MONKEY — n. & v. n. (pl. -eys) 1 any of various New World and Old World primates esp. of the families …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AROUND — adv. & prep. adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MONKEY — n. & v. --n. (pl. -eys) 1. any of various New World and Old World primates esp. of the families …
Oxford English vocab
AROUND — adv. & prep. --adv. 1. on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Oxford English vocab
MONKEY — ( monkeys) 1. A monkey is an animal with a long tail which lives in hot countries and climbs trees. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MONKEY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Arctic Monkeys cheeky devil/monkey etc ▪ You did that on purpose, you cheeky little …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AROUND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MONKEY — n. bonnet monkey capuchin monkey colobus monkey howler monkey monkey puzzle tree New World monkey Old World monkey proboscis monkey …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
AROUND — adv. all around around the clock bring around fool around hang around kick around mess around play around push around …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AROUND — INDEX: 1. around someone or something 2. to be surrounded by something 3. to move into a position around someone …
Longman Activator English vocab
AROUND — See ↑ AROUND/ROUND 1,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ ask around • ↑ be around • ↑ come around • ↑ come …
Longman Activator English vocab
MONKEY — n. 25B6; noun SIMIAN, primate, ape. See list. you little monkey! : See rascal . 25A0; make a monkey (out) …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
AROUND — adv. 25B6; adverb there were houses scattered around : ON EVERY SIDE, on all sides, throughout, all over (the place), …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
AROUND — adv. 1 about, approximately, nearly, almost, roughly; circa There were around a dozen of us in the place 2 about, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
MONKEY — [Chinese] Monkey was a yellowed furred animal, with big ears and the power to change into more than 10,000 disguises. …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
MONKEY
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AROUND — 1. нареч. 1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around ≈ фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MONKEY — monkey.ogg 1. ʹmʌŋkı n 1. 1> зоол. обезьяна ( Primates; Cebidae ); разг. обезьяна, мартышка 2> обезьяний мех 2. 1> …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AROUND — around.ogg 1. əʹraʋnd adv 1. 1> кругом; вокруг to turn around - вращаться см. тж. 4 he was turning around …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MONKEY
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
AROUND — around нареч.1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around — фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn:everywhere, all …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MONKEY — 1. ʹmʌŋkı n 1. 1> зоол. обезьяна ( Primates; Cebidae ); разг. обезьяна, мартышка 2> обезьяний мех 2. 1> шутл. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AROUND — 1. əʹraʋnd adv 1. 1> кругом; вокруг to turn around - вращаться см. тж. 4 he was turning around and …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MONKEY
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
AROUND — 1. нареч. 1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around — фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn: …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MONKEY
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
AROUND — 1. нареч. 1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around — фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn: everywhere, all over 2) в …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MONKEY — обезьяна - Allen's swamp monkey - banded leaf monkey - black howler monkey - black spider monkey - black-and-red howler monkey - black-handed spider monkey - blue …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
MONKEY — обезьяна - Allen's swamp monkey - banded leaf monkey - black howler monkey - black spider monkey - black-and-red howler …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
AROUND — 1. _adv. 1> всюду, кругом 2> в окружности; в обхвате; the tree measures four feet around - дерево имеет четыре …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
AROUND — 1. adv. 1. всюду, кругом 2. в окружности; в обхвате; the tree measures four feet around - дерево имеет четыре …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
AROUND — 1. _adv. 1> всюду, кругом 2> в окружности; в обхвате; the tree measures four feet around дерево имеет четыре фута …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
MONKEY — n 1) AmE infml Come here, you little monkey! — Иди сюда, проказник! 2) AmE infml Hey, monkey, where are you going? — Куда …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
AROUND — I adj infml It'll be useful to have her around — Она нам всегда пригодится There just weren't any girls around at …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
MONKEY — n 1) AmE infml Come here, you little monkey! — Иди сюда, проказник! 2) AmE infml Hey, monkey, where are …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
AROUND — I adj infml It'll be useful to have her around — Она нам всегда пригодится There just weren't any girls …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики

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