Idiom
as clever as a cartload of monkeys
Meaning
Very clever, cunning or mischievous.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“That child is as clever as a cartload of monkeys.”
“You should watch your wallet around him because he is as clever as a cartload of monkeys.”
“Despite his youthful appearance, the young apprentice proved to be as clever as a cartload of monkeys when he solved the complex puzzle in seconds.”
Examples
simple
“That child is as clever as a cartload of monkeys.”
contextual
“You should watch your wallet around him because he is as clever as a cartload of monkeys.”
complex
“Despite his youthful appearance, the young apprentice proved to be as clever as a cartload of monkeys when he solved the complex puzzle in seconds.”
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