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have a monk on

have a monk on verb: to be sullen or bad-tempered.

Verb

have a monk on (third-person singular simple present has a monk on, present participle having a monk on, simple past and past participle had a monk on)

  1. (UK, slang) To be sullen or bad-tempered.
    • 'That's not what bothers me.'
      'Really? You've had a monk on ever since you got home last night ... stomping around like a little kid. You're worse than that little deviant.'2019, H. A. Dawson, Stumbling in a Smoky Haze

Forms of have a monk on

third-person singular presenthas a monk on
present participlehaving a monk on
past participlehad a monk on
pasthad a monk on

Questions about have a monk on

What does have a monk on mean?
Have a monk on means to be sullen or bad-tempered.
What part of speech is have a monk on?
Have a monk on is a verb.
What is the past tense of have a monk on?
The past tense of have a monk on is had a monk on.

Words near have a monk on in the dictionary

  1. have a loose screw
  2. have a lot of time
  3. have a mind of one's own
  4. have a mind to
  5. have a moment
  6. have a monk on
  7. have a mountain to climb
  8. have a nice day
  9. have a nice day syndrome
  10. have a nice life
  11. have a night of it

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