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monkey /ˈmʌŋki/  

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  • noun
    plural -keys
    [count] a type of animal that is closely related to apes and humans and that has a long tail and usually lives in trees - see also rhesus monkey
    chiefly Brit :a person (especially a child) who causes trouble in a playful way
    He's quite a cheeky little monkey, isn't he? - see also grease monkey
    a monkey on your back
    a problem that you cannot easily get rid of or solve :a problem or situation that makes you unhappy and that lasts for a long time
    His drug addiction has been a monkey on his back for years.
    He finally got the monkey off his back and kicked his drug addiction.
    After many years of disappointment, she finally got the monkey off her back by winning the championship.
    make a monkey out of
    informal :to cause (someone) to look very foolish :to make a fool out of (someone)
    I'm not going to let that salesman make a monkey out of me!
    more fun than a barrel (full) of monkeys
    xem barrel
    not give a monkey's
    Brit informal :to not care at all about something.
    I don't give a monkey's about their problems!
    verb
    -keys; -keyed; -keying
    monkey around
    or Brit monkey about
    [phrasal verb] informal
    to do things that are not useful or serious :to waste time
    We just monkeyed around [=fooled around, messed around] all afternoon.
    a young scientist monkeying around in the lab
    monkey around/about with (something) informal
    to use or do (something) in a way that is not very serious
    He enjoys monkeying around with [=fooling around with] his car's engine.
    to handle or play with (something) in a careless or foolish way
    You shouldn't be monkeying around with dangerous chemicals.
    monkey with
    [phrasal verb]
    monkey with (something) informal :to handle or play with (something) in a careless way :to monkey around with (something)
    I told you not to monkey with [=fool with] the lawn mower.

    * Các từ tương tự:
    monkey bars, monkey business, monkey wrench, monkeyshines