Oct 252012
In this episode, The Teacher introduces you to three idiomatic phrases connected with
monkeys.
1. To monkey around
2. Monkey business
3. To make a monkey out of someone
Transcript
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!
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