Meaning of monkey paw | Babel Free
Definitions
Noun. [B2]
Examples
“"Seems we were all living bad dreams," he said. "Wishes coming true in a monkey-paw way."”
“It was Tom's monkey paw, that wish⟳ that he could be the provider in the family. Suddenly my father was dead and the gauntlet was passed to my oldest brother.”
“For obvious reasons, I didn't trust⟳ demon favors. I had to think⟳ quickly, something that wouldn't backfire. There was a lesson to be learned from that whole monkey paw deal⟳.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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