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put sb’s monkey up.(ʹijÈË ÉúÆø£¬¼¤ÅijÈË¡£)
make a monkey of(ÓÞŪ¡£)
a monkey with a long tail.(µÖѺ¡£)
get the monkey off.(½ä³ýÎü¶¾¶ñÏ°¡£)
have a monkey on one’s back.(¶¾ñ«ºÜÉî¡£)