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as agile as a monkeythe agility of monkeys in well- known by everyone! to say that someone is agile as a monkey means that he is very agileRate it:

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avoir du pois layStealing brass weights off the counters of shops.Rate it:

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barrel of monkeysSomething very funny or amusing.Rate it:

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bold as brassVery bold; very brave.Rate it:

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bow-legged wi' brasswealthy, having lots of cash.Rate it:

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brass ceilingAn unwritten, uncodified barrier to promotion or progression for women in law enforcement or the military.Rate it:

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brass farthingSomething worthless or of small value.Rate it:

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brass monkeySaid of the weather when it is very cold.Rate it:

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brass monkeyAn Australian beer.Rate it:

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brass monkeyA cocktail of vodka, rum and orange juice, sometimes with the addition of galliano.Rate it:

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brass monkeyA kind of inexpensive liqueur.Rate it:

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brass monkeysVery cold.Rate it:

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brass neckGall, shamelessness, cheek.Rate it:

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brass neckA person with gall.Rate it:

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brass ringOne and one half inch diameter iron rings were offered riders on a Carousel by a dispensing device alongside: A Brass Ring was inserted into the dispenser at random. The Carousel Rider who succeeded in snatching the Brass Ring was rewarded A Free Ride upon return to the Operator of the Brass Ring:Rate it:

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brass ringFiguratively, a prize or goal. Often used with respect to employment goals e.g. promotion, better job, etc.Rate it:

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brass-neckTo behave boldly or shamelessly.Rate it:

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brass-neckedNervy; cheeky; shameless.Rate it:

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brass-neckedNervy; cheeky; shamelessRate it:

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cet homme n'a pas un denier vaillantThat man is not worth a brass farthing.Rate it:

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cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkeyExtremely cold.Rate it:

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french hornbrass instrumentRate it:

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get down to brass tacksDeal with the important details.Rate it:

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Get Down to Brass TacksTo directly hit the basic aspects of the issue; start an extremely important taskRate it:

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if you pay peanuts, you get monkeysOffering a low salary will not attract skilled employees.Rate it:

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il n'a ni sou ni mailleHe has not got a rap, a brass farthing.Rate it:

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il n'a pas un radis (fam.)He has not a brass farthing. Rate it:

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il n'a pas un rouge liardHe has not a brass farthing. Rate it:

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monkeys might fly out of my buttusually used as a response (often with hint of sarcasm) to a situation that you think there is no chance of ever occurringRate it:

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not my circus, not my monkeysIt's none of my business; indicates that one is not responsible for controlling or changing a volatile or delicate situation.Rate it:

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not worth a brass farthingWorth nothing or next to nothing.Rate it:

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not your circus, not your monkeysIt's none of your business; an exhortation to stay out of a volatile or delicate situation.Rate it:

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pull the other one, it's got brass bells onAlternative form of pull the other one, it's got bells onRate it:

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three wise monkeys, see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil.avoid all evil in every formRate it:

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top brassA group of people who are the leaders or heads of an organization.Rate it:

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where there's muck there's brass(UK, Irish) There is money to be made in unpleasant dirty jobs.Rate it:

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