a golden key can open any door »
Sufficient money can accomplish anything.
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barrel of monkeys »
Something very funny or amusing.
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bench jockey »
A baseball term for a player, coach or manager who is annoying and distracts opposition players and umpires from his team's dugout bench with verbal repartee.
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brass monkey »
A cocktail of vodka, rum and orange juice, sometimes with the addition of galliano.
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brass monkey »
A kind of inexpensive liqueur.
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brass monkey »
An Australian beer.
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brass monkey »
Said of the weather when it is very cold.
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brass monkeys »
Very cold.
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bridge »
A song contained within another song, often demarcated by meter, key, or melody.
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cold turkey »
The physiological effects of such a withdrawal.
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cold turkey »
The sudden and complete withdrawal of a dependent substance, especially of a drug.
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desk jockey »
One who spends his or her time seated at a desk; especially one who is more concerned with procedure, paperwork, or administration than with its ultimate goal or practical consequence.
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disc jockey »
radio presenter
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don't shit where you eat »
(idiomatic, vulgar) One should not cause trouble in a place, group, or situation in which one regularly finds oneself.1998 April 14, Nelson Navarro, "Ever faithful, ever true," Manila Standard (Philippines) (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):The guiding principle is Don't shit where you eat. Office romances are always destructive of morale and objectivity.2003 Oct. 8, Jonathan Valania, "Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Pussy," Philadelphia Weekly (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):Limbaugh was scheduled to deliver the keynote speech at the NAB convention in, of all places, Philadelphia, thus violating the cardinal law of the animal kingdom: Don't shit where you eat.2006 Sept. 19, Michael Musto, "NY Mirror," Village Voice (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):Mitchell refused to indulge in on-set romances with either gender. "You don't shit where you eat," he told me, plainly.
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donkey jacket »
thick garment
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donkey work »
Hard, boring, routine work.
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donkey's ears »
A long time.
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donkey's years »
A long time.
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face off »
The starting point, in a match of ice hockey. Two players face each other, for snatching the puck.
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grease monkey »
A mechanic, often with the specific connotation of an automobile mechanic.
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jive turkey »
Someone who is jiving, as in behaving in a glib and disingenuous fashion.
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jive turkey »
Someone who is jiving, as in dancing. Often applied to people being funny or showy.
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jumped-up »
We're doomed if this wee jumped-up monkey gets Gordon Smith's blessing.
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key off »
To take as a controlling input datum.
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make a monkey out of »
To cause a person, organization, or action to appear foolish or inferior; to subject someone or something to ridicule..
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mickey finn »
spiked drink
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monkey around »
To act foolishly.
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monkey business »
An activity that is considered silly, or stupid, or time-wasting.
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monkey business »
An activity that may be considered illegal, questionable, or a vice, but not felonious.
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monkey business »
Do your homework and forget about all this monkey business.
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monkey business »
Wasting time, or effort, on some foolish project.
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monkey on one's back »
A state of persistent distress or worry or the cause of such a state.
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monkey on one's back »
An addiction, especially to narcotic drugs.
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monkey wrench »
A pipe wrench.
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monkey wrench »
A problem, obstacle or dilemma; something unexpected or troublesome.
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monkey wrench »
A wrench with a smooth adjustable jaw to grip different sizes of nuts.
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not give a monkey's »
Not to have the slightest interest or concern.
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play hookey »
To be absent without permission, especially from school.
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softly softly »
Discreet, low-key, careful.
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stuffed like a turkey »
Engorged from overeating.
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suck donkey balls »
To be terrible, of extremely poor quality.
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take the Michael »
Alternative form of take the mickey, usually considered more polite.
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take the mick »
Alternative form of take the mickey.
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take the mickey »
To ridicule or mock.
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talk turkey »
To talk or negotiate plainly, frankly, or seriously.
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under lock and key »
Imprisoned with little or no chance of escape.
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