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like a monkey on a stick

like a monkey on a stick phrase: to be restless and agitated.

Phrase

like a monkey on a stick

  1. (informal, simile) To be restless and agitated.

Questions about like a monkey on a stick

What does like a monkey on a stick mean?
Like a monkey on a stick means to be restless and agitated.
What part of speech is like a monkey on a stick?
Like a monkey on a stick is a phrase.

Words near like a monkey on a stick in the dictionary

  1. like a martin to his gourd
  2. like a martin to its gourd
  3. like a million bucks
  4. like a million dollars
  5. like a million pounds
  6. like a monkey on a stick
  7. like a moth to a flame
  8. like a moth to flame
  9. like a moth to the flame
  10. like a mother hawk
  11. like a pakapoo ticket

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