猴子也算是人类的近亲了。它们看到大家干什么，都能学得惟妙惟肖，可见大家和猴子之间的渊源还真是深。人类的语言中自然必不可少猴子，今天大家就来学两句关于猴子的口语表达。
1. Get one's monkey up
To get one's monkey up 又作 to put one's monkey up，意思是发怒，生气。比如：
She gets her monkey up if you tell her she is wrong.（假如你说她错了，她会火冒三丈。）
2. I will be a monkey's uncle.
I will be a monkey's uncle. 在俚语中表示惊讶。在它的前面常可见感叹词Well。比如：
He really left his wife? Well, I will be a monkey's uncle.（他真的丢下他的老婆？哎呀，我如何不了解呢。）
3. Has a monkey on one's back
To has a monkey on one's back 在美国俚语中指染上毒瘾（to have drug addiction1）。比如：
Even the little boy has a monkey on his back.（甚至这个小孩子也染上了毒瘾。）
4. Monkey business
Monkey business 也可以称为funny business ，指不正大光明 / 不正当的行为。比如：
They suspected monkey business at the polls.（他们怀疑投票处有舞弊行为。）
5. Not give a monkey's fart
Not give a monkey's fart 又作 not give/care a damn，意思是对某人某事不在乎。比如：
I don't give a monkey's fart about what they think.（至于他们如何考虑，我一点也不在乎。）
6. Play the monkey
To play the monkey 又作to play the fool或to play the goat，意思是出洋相，做傻事。比如：Be serious! Don't play the monkey.（正经点！别出洋相。）
