Getting the job was a monkey paw because the commute is terrible.
monkey paw
idiomAlternative form of monkey's paw.
He finally won the lottery, but it became a monkey paw when his long-lost relatives started demanding money.
The promotion offered the prestige he craved, yet it proved a classic monkey paw, as the crushing workload left him no time for his family.
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brass monkey
Very cold.
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cheeky monkey
An impudent person, usually a child.
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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.