Stop monkeying around and finish your homework.
monkey around
idiomTo act foolishly.
The teacher told the students to stop monkeying around and focus on the lesson.
Instead of addressing the serious financial crisis, the board members spent the entire meeting monkeying around with trivial office politics.
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brass monkey
Very cold.
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cheeky monkey
An impudent person, usually a child.
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get one's monkey up
To make someone angry, annoyed or irritated.
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grease monkey
A mechanic, often with the specific connotation of an automobile mechanic.
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like butter on a bald monkey
Very smooth.
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make a monkey out of
To cause a person, group, or action to appear foolish or inferior; to subject someone or something to ridicule.
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monkey business
Activity that is mischievous, stupid, or time-wasting.
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monkey paw
Alternative form of monkey's paw.