| 单词 | monkey work |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmonkey work monkey work n. U.S. colloquial (a) unimportant, repetitive, or unsatisfying work; (b) = monkey business n. ΚΠ 1830 ‘Common Sense’ Affairs of Nation v. 150 The attendance of the poor man at church, and his genuflexions and responses there were, of necessity, mere monkey work—his mind being all the while vacant, unoccupied, and uninterested. 1898 McClure's Mag. Apr. 541/2 Mind you, any monkey work'll get you into more trouble. 1933 S. E. White Dog Days, Other Times, Other Dogs 75 If this out-of-season monkey-work with guns has any interest for him [sc. a dog] at all. 1960 F. C. Bard & A. W. Spring Horse Wrangler 96 All that monkey work didn't do any good. 2000 Palm Beach (Florida) Post (Electronic ed.) 4 June I've reached this turning point in my life where every job I've had so far has been monkey work. < as lemmas |
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