The Collaborative International Dictionary
To monkey around with
Monkey \Mon"key\, v. t. & i. To act or treat as a monkey does; to ape; to act in a grotesque or meddlesome manner.
To monkey with, To monkey around with, to handle in a meddlesome manner. [Colloq.]
Usage examples of "to monkey around with".
Of course, I don't know a lot about Havenite maintenance patterns, and a Warshawski flutter isn't anything to monkey around with.