clever as a cartload of monkeys

phrase

Very clever, cunning or mischievous.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. UKidiomaticVery clever, cunning or mischievous.
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APA

clever as a cartload of monkeys. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clever%20as%20a%20cartload%20of%20monkeys

MLA

“clever as a cartload of monkeys.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clever%20as%20a%20cartload%20of%20monkeys. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clever as a cartload of monkeys,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clever%20as%20a%20cartload%20of%20monkeys.

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