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 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 Gage, George W.

“Be a warning to you both not to play such monkey tricks again,” he added, sourly.

From The Powder Monkey by Dudley, Ambrose

Well," said Miss Port, "what monkey tricks are going on there now?

From The Captain's Toll-Gate by Stockton, Frank Richard

We could almost see the observers leaning over the fuselage to spy out if the British on Helles were up to the monkey tricks they had played at Suvla.

From Tell England A Study in a Generation by Raymond, Ernest