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as clever as a cartload of monkeys

as clever as a cartload of monkeys phrase: very clever, cunning or mischievous.

Phrase

as clever as a cartload of monkeys

  1. (UK, idiomatic) Very clever, cunning or mischievous.

Questions about as clever as a cartload of monkeys

What does as clever as a cartload of monkeys mean?
As clever as a cartload of monkeys means very clever, cunning or mischievous.
What part of speech is as clever as a cartload of monkeys?
As clever as a cartload of monkeys is a phrase.

Words near as clever as a cartload of monkeys in the dictionary

  1. as best one can
  2. as big as life
  3. as broad as long
  4. as built
  5. as builts
  6. as clever as a cartload of monkeys
  7. as demure as an old whore at a christening
  8. as easy as rolling off a log
  9. as ever
  10. as ever trod shoe leather
  11. as ever trod shoe-leather

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