Sentence examples for monkey around from inspiring English sources
verb
To act foolishly.
- I wanna be a man, man-cub and stroll right into town and be just like the other men I'm tired of monkeying around - The Jungle Book
That chain is a very large and dangerous one to monkey around with".
Some A.P.I.'s, as in Google Maps, are open for the world to see and monkey around with.
It will probably take nine months, but the message itself is very powerful — don't monkey around, the C.A.G. audit is in the cards.
The pavilions' siting was "especially challenging," Dr. Tripp said, "because the roots of mature trees go out 20 or 30 feet, and you can't monkey around with the roots of century-old conifers".
But, obviously, the formula worked, so why monkey around with it?
There is, however, a one-on-one test version using the Google+ Hangouts API developer preview, which you can monkey around with by signing up here (click the +1 button and then fill in the form).
For a literary approach to monkeying around, try The Monkey's Paw; a short supernatural horror story penned by WW Jacobs in 1902.
"Hey hey you're the Monkees, and people said you monkeyed around," they reflect mournfully in Big Sur, "but nobody's listening now".
As Col. George Taylor of "Planet of the Apes," Mr. Heston brandished a banana and advised: "Please, no monkeying around, Mr. President.
Parents and children gathered last month to greet zoo visitors with warnings about the policy change, with some holding signs such as "Hey Gun Lobby, quit monkeying around!".
From the world of TV, there'll be the Zany ZingZillas, who will be monkeying around on the main stage, joined by Charlie & Lola's Best Bestest play.
