monkey up
monkey up · monkeys up · monkeyed up · monkeying up
To bungle or mess up somethingTo bungle or mess up something.
» The monkey climbed up a tree.
Обезьяна залезла на дерево.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic, slang, uncommon)To bungle or mess up something.
(idiomatic, slang, uncommon)To assemble hardware for a particular task, often yielding a crafty and temporary solution.
Examples
4 sentencesThe monkey climbed up a tree.
ruОбезьяна залезла на дерево. — marafon
The monkey climbed up the tree.
ruОбезьяна залезла на дерево. — marafon
deDer Affe ist auf den Baum geklettert. — Yorwba
A monkey is climbing up a tall tree.
ruОбезьяна взбирается на высокое дерево. — Wezel
The monkey climbed up the rope to get the banana.
Forms
monkeys up, monkeying up, monkeyed up, monkeyed up| Base form | monkey up · to monkey up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | monkeys up |
| Present participle | monkeying up |
| Past simple | monkeyed up |
| Past participle | monkeyed up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb