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if you pay bananas, you get monkeys

if you pay bananas, you get monkeys proverb: synonym of if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Proverb

if you pay bananas, you get monkeys

  1. Synonym of if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
    Synonyms:
    if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys

Synonyms of if you pay bananas, you get monkeys

  • if you pay peanuts
  • you get monkeys

Questions about if you pay bananas, you get monkeys

What does if you pay bananas, you get monkeys mean?
If you pay bananas, you get monkeys means synonym of if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
What part of speech is if you pay bananas, you get monkeys?
If you pay bananas, you get monkeys is a proverb.

Words near if you pay bananas, you get monkeys in the dictionary

  1. if you know, you know
  2. if you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas
  3. if you lie with dogs you will get fleas
  4. if you like
  5. if you mess with the bull, you get the horns
  6. if you pay bananas, you get monkeys
  7. if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys
  8. if you please
  9. if you say so
  10. if you see something, say something
  11. if you see what I mean

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