monkey business vs nicking

monkey business

noun
  • Activity that is mischievous, stupid, or time-wasting. 

  • Activity that is morally questionable or even mildly illegal. 

nicking

noun
  • A small cut or nick. 

  • The cutting made by the hewer at the side of the face. 

How often have the words monkey business and nicking occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )