funny business
idiom
: dishonest activity
Fake bidding and other funny business occurred during the auction.
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There’s no funny business when actor-comedian Kevin Hart talks about his newest venture, a tequila partnership with one of the oldest names in the industry, José Cuervo.
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Trey Williams, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2023
This week, the TV star reflected on his funny business with Madonna for bestie Kelly Ripa’s Sirius XM podcast Let’s Talk Off Camera.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 31 Aug. 2023
He’s asked them all to visit the Dawn Project in Santa Barbara to evaluate his team’s methods, and to bring their engineers to see if there’s any funny business going on.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
This was one of those times when funny business and serious business occurred in short order.
—Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 10 May 2023
Cartoon though has long ago cast aside funny business to become a rare street artist to become a business leader.
—Zenger News, Forbes, 6 May 2023
For anyone who might feel like a trip to a comedy spa, funny business of myriad varieties is blossoming with the spring here.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2023
This was one of those times when funny business and serious business occurred in short order.
—Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 10 May 2023
Darwin gets mixed up in some funny business and Yejide is looking for a way out of the life she's been handed.
—Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 24 May 2022
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Trey Williams, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2023
This week, the TV star reflected on his funny business with Madonna for bestie Kelly Ripa’s Sirius XM podcast Let’s Talk Off Camera.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 31 Aug. 2023
He’s asked them all to visit the Dawn Project in Santa Barbara to evaluate his team’s methods, and to bring their engineers to see if there’s any funny business going on.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
This was one of those times when funny business and serious business occurred in short order.
—Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 10 May 2023
Cartoon though has long ago cast aside funny business to become a rare street artist to become a business leader.
—Zenger News, Forbes, 6 May 2023
For anyone who might feel like a trip to a comedy spa, funny business of myriad varieties is blossoming with the spring here.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2023
This was one of those times when funny business and serious business occurred in short order.
—Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 10 May 2023
Darwin gets mixed up in some funny business and Yejide is looking for a way out of the life she's been handed.
—Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 24 May 2022
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