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monkey tricks

British  

plural noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

He'd watch that old Rannie didn't try any monkey tricks.

From Command by William McFee

"The girl's all right: but she's led by your infernal monkey tricks into thinking that I'm neglecting her; so naturally she pretends to take up with you."

From A Poached Peerage by William Magnay

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

From In the Brooding Wild by Ridgwell Cullum

I said to myself impersonally that it was impossible for a girl to do any monkey tricks about the La Chance gold with a man like me.

From The La Chance Mine Mystery by George W. Gage

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