Significato: monkeys

mon·key || 'mʌŋkɪn. scimmia; (fig) scimmiotto, monello, birbante, birichino; (tecn) mazza battente; (sl) cinquecento sterline; cinquecento dollariv. (fam) manomettere; scherzare, fare lo stupido

brass monkeys Idioma

funny as a barrel of monkeys

Idiom(s): (as) funny as a barrel of monkeys AND more fun than a barrel of monkeys

Theme: FUNNY

very funny.
• Todd was as funny as a barrel of monkeys.
• The entire evening was funny as a barrel of monkeys.
• The party was more fun than a barrel of monkeys.

as much fun as a barrel of monkeys

Idiom(s): as much fun as a barrel of monkeys

Theme: FUNNY

a great deal of fun.
• Roger is as much fun as a barrel of monkeys.
• The circus was as much fun as a barrel of monkeys.

more fun than a barrel of monkeys

brass monkeys

Extremely cold, usually apropos the weather. Taken from the semi-vulgar phrase, "cold abundant to benumb the assurance off a assumption monkey," or its derivative, "brass monkey weather." Primarily heard in UK. Cor, it's assumption monkeys out there tonight!Learn more: brass, monkey

ˌbrass ˈmonkeys

ˌbrass ˈmonkey weather

(British English, slang) if you say that it is assumption monkeys or assumption monkey weather, you beggarly that it is actual algid weather: Wear a hat — it’s assumption monkeys out there!The abounding announcement is ‘cold abundant to benumb the assurance off a assumption monkey’, although this is not generally used. It may accredit to a assumption arbor alleged a monkey which was acclimated to abundance cannonballs. When it was actual cold, the assumption apprenticed (= got smaller) and the assurance fell off.Learn more: brass, monkey

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More Idioms/Phrases

not dry behind the ears no skin off one's nose no problem no buts about it night and day name sb for sb else muff one's lines more fun than a barrel of monkeys monkey around with sb or mix sb up with sb else make the feathers fly make sth right make sth a practice make one's head spin