monkey tricks

British  

plural noun

1. informal mischievous behaviour or acts, such as practical jokes

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Example Sentences

If the Egyptian army, "which is being aided and trained by Nazi instructors," tries any monkey tricks, Britain will defend itself.

From Time Magazine Archive

I have not withstood Maitland to be won by the monkey tricks and mawkish commonplace of ordinary men.

From Discipline by Brunton, Mary

"Straight down the hall, and don't try any monkey tricks."

From The Lost Valley by Walsh, James Morgan

Ye’ll keep y’r monkey tricks till after we’re clear o’ here.

From In the Brooding Wild by Cullum, Ridgwell

The king once spoke to him, on which he played off his monkey tricks, but gave no present; only the king gave command that he should be feasted by the nobles.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 09 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert