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cheeky monkey

idiom

An impudent person, usually a child.


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  1. 01

    brass monkey

    Very cold.

  2. 02

    get one's monkey up

    To make someone angry, annoyed or irritated.

  3. 03

    grease monkey

    A mechanic, often with the specific connotation of an automobile mechanic.

  4. 04

    like butter on a bald monkey

    Very smooth.

  5. 05

    make a monkey out of

    To cause a person, group, or action to appear foolish or inferior; to subject someone or something to ridicule.

  6. 06

    monkey around

    To act foolishly.

  7. 07

    monkey business

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

  8. 08

    monkey paw

    Alternative form of monkey's paw.

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