Stop hiding my keys, you cheeky monkey!
cheeky monkey
idiomAn impudent person, usually a child.
The toddler giggled as he stole his sister's toy, proving he was a real cheeky monkey.
Even when caught red-handed with the stolen cookies, the boy offered a grin that revealed him to be a truly incorrigible cheeky monkey.
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brass monkey
Very cold.
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get one's monkey up
To make someone angry, annoyed or irritated.
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grease monkey
A mechanic, often with the specific connotation of an automobile mechanic.
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like butter on a bald monkey
Very smooth.
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make a monkey out of
To cause a person, group, or action to appear foolish or inferior; to subject someone or something to ridicule.
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monkey around
To act foolishly.
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monkey business
Activity that is mischievous, stupid, or time-wasting.
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monkey paw
Alternative form of monkey's paw.