monkey in the woodpile

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Synonym of nigger in the woodpile. euphemistic
    — The monkey in the woodpile here is the 2.75 rocket, a very costly item, which didn't even enter into these other dollar projections at all but for which we are spending in these 2 years alone $ 400 million, just that one item.

词形变化

monkeys in the woodpile plural
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