monkey tricks

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informal mischievous behaviour or acts, such as practical jokes

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Words nearby monkey tricks

monkey's fist, monkeyshine, monkey suit, monkey's wedding, monkey tail, monkey tricks, monkey wrench, monkfish, Mon-Khmer, monkhood, monkish

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Example sentences from the Web for monkey tricks

That idea is often invoked in regards to the tricks memory plays, but I wonder how it might come into play in other ways.
Daphne Merkin on Lena Dunham, Book Criticism, and Self-Examination|Mindy Farabee|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And when that happens, one “alpha dog” will run the show, usually the oldest, most experienced performer, who “knows more tricks.”
A Backstage Love Affair With Cirque du Soleil|Allison McNearney|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For Republicans, the 2016 cycle will show us whether old dogs have learned new tricks.
Now, Gay Marriage Is a GOP Problem|Marc Solomon|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Thus it seems likely that instead of striking a new tone of moderation, the new GOP Congress will return to its old tricks.
GOP Senate Can't Resist a ‘War on Women’|Sally Kohn|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“She showed him all the tricks of the trade,” Richardson said.
Revealing The Unseen Picasso|Justin Jones|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the greatest danger I ever underwent in that kingdom was from a monkey, who belonged to one of the clerks of the kitchen.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
One of the simplest of these childish tricks is the invention of an excuse for not instantly obeying a command, as "Come here!"
Children's Ways|James Sully
I shall only be away for six months; you know I have made up my mind to get rid of the whole bag of tricks.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Every few days after that the boy took Squinty out of his pen, and let him do the rope-jumping and the acorn-hunting tricks.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
So when Yung Pak's father made him a present of a monkey—a real monkey—alive—he just danced with glee.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike

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