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Monkey Idioms - Идиомы об обезьянах

To monkey around - обезьяны кругом,

Monkey business - обезьянье дело (бессмысленная работа),

To make a monkey out of someone - делать обезьяну из кого-либо (выставить кого-нибудь на посмешище)

 

 

Hello, I’m a very interesting and intelligent man.
And today these baboons and I will be monkeying around to teach you a thing or two about
English.
I bet you’ve never been taught by a monkey before.
We’ll be monkeying around.
Hmm, to monkey around… What do you think that could mean?
In English, 'to monkey around' means to behave in a silly or careless way. Pen!


To monkey around - обезьяны кругом


Like him. And me.
Anyway, down to some serious business. The English language.
What a wonderful thing… The language of Shakespeare, the language of…
Please stop talking, I’m trying to teach.
Where was I?… English, the language of…
Are you eating now?! Enough of this monkey business!
That’s right. In English, we can call bad or dishonest behaviour 'monkey business'.


Monkey business - обезьянье дело (бессмысленная работа)

 

Hello it’s me, the Teacher! I bet you didn’t recognise me for a minute.
What’s the matter? What do you mean I’m not taking this seriously?


I know you’re a hard-working student of English.

 

Don’t worry, I’m not trying

to make a monkey out of you - делать обезьяну из тебя (выставить  на посмешище)

 


In English, if we're trying to make someone look stupid we can say we’re making a monkey
out of them.
To make a monkey out of someone.
The only person round here I’m making a monkey out of is me.

 

 

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