monkey tricks
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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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
"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
Oh, no, they won’t play no monkey tricks.
From The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills by Ridgwell Cullum
I can dress myself—one does not need to go brave only to see the King of France playing monkey tricks in a turban and woman's dressing-gown, scented of musk and flounced in the fashion!
From The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
She make a fool de my name like the play-actor that do the monkey tricks on the stage?
From The Californians by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
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