funny business

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: dishonest activity

Fake bidding and other funny business occurred during the auction.

Examples of funny business in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Make sure everyone knows your family emoji should only be used in emergencies – no funny business. —Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2024

During last year's reunion, Madison LeCroy alluded to funny business between the two — and Taylor had been the one to defend her then-friend at the time. —Lanford Beard, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2024

To drive the point home, Citra’s police officer dad is coming to America with her… just to make sure there’s no funny business. —Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023

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. —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 | [e-mail], 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