Decoding Popular Monkey Sayings: Hidden Meanings and Origins
Speak no evil, hear no evil, see no evil ? be a wise monkey
Slinging from branch to branch ? the monkey?s way of life
More monkeys, more mayhem.
All play and no work makes a monkey.
A tree without monkeys is like a conversation without jokes.
Just because a monkey is off your back, does not mean the circus has left town.
Monkey around and you will find yourself in a mess.
Every monkey knows his swing.
Even a monkey can?t stop the show.
A monkey in silk is a monkey no less.
Monkey see, monkey improve.
A monkey is only as successful as the number of bananas he can juggle.
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
Monkey business is serious business.
The higher a monkey climbs, the more you see of its behind.
Monkey wisdom speaks louder than human folly.
Don?t feed the monkeys if you don?t want them to stay.
A monkey doesn?t mind getting a little bananas once in a while.
Banana today, peel tomorrow.
Monkeys will be monkeys, after all.
Swinging through life like a monkey on a vine.
In the jungle of dreams, monkey is king.
Dance like a monkey in the rain.
Silly as a barrel of monkeys.
Life is more fun when you monkey around.
Cheeky as a monkey with a banana.
Don’t let the monkeys steal your sunshine.
Just another day in the monkey house.
Smile like a monkey with a new banana.
Be brave and monkey on.
Never try to out monkey a monkey.
Keep calm and monkey around.
Make like a monkey in the treetops and let go.
Don’t be a monkey see, monkey do.
Laugh like a monkey in the tree.
Monkey: because life’s too short to be taken seriously.
Monkey mischief underway.
When life throws you bananas, monkey around.
The monkey knows what tree to climb.
Catch a monkey by the tail, never fail.
Be the lead monkey in a world of followers.
Monkey around and miracles abound.
In the kingdom of bananas, the monkey is king.
Even a blind monkey can find a banana.
A monkey does not see his own tail.
Don’t judge a monkey by his jumps.
Even a monkey can fall from the tree.
You can’t stop a monkey from climbing trees.
A smooth sea never made a skilled monkey.
Monkeys laugh at each other’s tails.
A monkey in silk is a monkey no less.
Better a monkey on the ground than one on the back.
A monkey never despises his own tail.
Every monkey knows its own branch best.
A monkey doesn’t see his own red butt.
You can take the monkey out of the jungle, but you can’t take the jungle out of the monkey.
Even monkeys fall from trees.
A monkey playing with a knife often ends up hurting itself.
A tree never denies its branches to the monkey that nurtured it.
He who throws a monkey in the river, shouldn’t dive in after it.
No matter how high a monkey climbs, it still shows its tail.
A monkey dressed up is still a monkey.
A wise monkey never monkeys around with another monkey’s monkey.
A monkey that dances in his neighbor’s forest must be watchful of its waist.
When the monkey can’t reach the ripe banana, it says it is not sweet.
Just because you are swinging forward, doesn’t mean you are making progress.
When a monkey puts on a cap, it’s still a monkey.
When the monkey cannot climb up the tree, he says the tree is wet.
A smile is a curve that sets everything straight, says the monkey to the grimacing alligator.
One cannot look after a forest and chase monkeys at the same time.