Apedia

Hanky Panky Sentence Activity Thought Loop Sexual Misconduct

Id in_the_loop_330
Idiom HANKY PANKY
Definition sexual misconduct (sentence 1); mischievous behavior or activity (sentence 2); or suspicious activity (sentence 3)
Examples
  1. The woman knew that her husband sometimes met with friends, both male and female, from before they were married, but she felt confident that there was no hanky panky going on with any of the women.
  2. The children’s mother thought that the children were just a little too quiet. She thought they must be up to some hanky panky.
  3. The manager in charge of the warehouse suspected that someone was stealing some of the equipment stored there. There was definitely some hanky panky going on.
Cross-Refs

Synonym: monkey business

Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.

Next card: Happy-go-lucky loop carefree depresses charlie—he sees bright side

Previous card: Hang-up concern alan kind i loop obsession problem

Up to card list: In the Loop