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ORIGIN:
He seems to be involved in some monkey business or other. This expression has two meanings. One concerns comical behavior like that of a playful monkey. The other refers to sneaky, unlawful actions. So a student could be sent to the principal’s office for monkey business, and a politician can be sent to jail for monkey business. This idiom, from 20th century America, is like many other expressions that relate human behavior to animal behavior (sly as a fox; wise as an owl; and so on).
moonlight халтурить; подрабатывать на стороне M E A N I N G : to do another job as well as one’s normal one I don’t earn enough money as a nurse so I moonlight as a waitress in the evenings. ORIGIN: This word describes the doing of a second job which is normally secret in some way – perhaps from the first employer or from the taxman. morning after после вчерашнего (похмелье) M E A N I N G : the morning after a party, when you feel ill because you were drunk; a hangover Frank’s got a bad case of the morning after. ORIGIN: The full phrase began in the 19th century as the morning after the night before. It has been extended to any unpleasant after effect of over indulgence. mum’s the word рот на замок; молчу как рыба M E A N I N G : don’t say anything to anyone I don’t want her to know about the present till Christmas Day! – OK! Mum’s the word! ORIGIN: Mum comes from the sound made when one’s lips are closed.
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