French-English translations for faire le singe

fool aroundJake has been fooling around with a married woman.
goof off
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He sat there goofing off all day instead of working.
horse aroundCan we quit horsing around and get some work done?Stop horsing around with the controls, before you break something
monkey
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He had been visiting an area zoo when a monkey swung from its tree perch, swiped his glasses and hurled them into a hippo hole.Chimpanzees are known to form bands to hunt and kill other monkeysStop misbehaving, you little monkey!
monkey around
muck aboutStop mucking about and get on with your work!Dont muck about with the video machine, or you might break it.It was only a joke. We were only mucking about.