the organ grinder, not the monkey
Synonym of organ grinderSynonym of organ grinder (“the person who is in charge, rather than a lackey or representative; the person truly responsible for another's actions”).
» The monkey fell from the tree.
Der Affe fiel vom Baum. — Sudajaengi
Обезьянка упала с дерева. — papersaltserver
Обезьяна упала с дерева. — Selena777
Мавпа упала з дерева. — deniko
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1 senses(idiomatic)Synonym of organ grinder (“the person who is in charge, rather than a lackey or representative; the person truly responsible for another's actions”).
Examples
124 sentencesThe monkey fell from the tree.
Мавпа упала з дерева. — deniko
ruОбезьянка упала с дерева. — papersaltserver
deDer Affe fiel vom Baum. — Sudajaengi
The fat woman was holding a monkey.
Товста жінка тримала мавпу. — deniko
ruТолстая женщина держала обезьянку. — sharptoothed
deDie fette Dame hielt einen Affen in ihren Armen. — Manfredo
Tom opened the cage and let the monkey out.
Том відчинив клітку й випустив мавпу. — deniko
ruТом открыл клетку и выпустил обезьяну. — marafon
deTom öffnete den Käfig und ließ den Affen heraus. — mayabe
The monkey got away.
Мавпа втікла. — deniko
ruОбезьяна убежала. — Selena777
deDer Affe entkam. — Yorwba
The monkey wants a banana.
Мавпа хоче банан. — deniko
ruОбезьяна хочет банан. — odexed
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From the common 19th-century practice of organ grinders training monkeys to dance to musicFrom the common 19th-century practice of organ grinders training monkeys to dance to music played on a barrel organ in order to perform on the street and solicit donations.
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Forms
plural: the organ grinder, not the monkeys| Singular | the organ grinder, not the monkey |
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