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发信人: yangs (Microsea), 信区: English
标 题: Slang of the day
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (Sun Mar 17 09:20:34 2002) , 转信
monkey around
Definition: To waste time playing or loafing.
Example: 1) Stop monkeying around -- your term paper is due in two hours!
Etymology: Monkeys love to play, but they aren't very good at productive labor
.
Synonyms: screw around, goof off
Definition: To tinker with something; to try to operate or fix something, but
without serious effort or success.
Example: 1) Don't monkey around with the remote control -- you'll probably bre
ak it.
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