as clever as a cartload of monkeys
Very clever, cunning or mischievous.
cartload
UK /ˈkɑːt.ləʊd/ US /ˈkɑɹt.loʊd/
noun 3
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3ADJ.
inside, received, under
VERB + CARTLOAD
buried, put
CARTLOAD + NOUN
offences, pebbles, pleadings
Definitions
noun
1
The amount that a cart can carry.
Two days of skirmishing outside the town were followed by a bold sortie headed by a dervish; and, as the result of this affair, a cartload of heads was sent as trophies to Constantinople.
The youngster put some cartloads of food into his bag and set out again.
2
Any large amount.
. . . although a little apt to get buried under a cartload of written pleadings, . . .
3
A load: various English units of weight or volume based upon standardized cartloads of certain commodities.
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Two days of skirmishing outside the town were followed by a bold sortie headed by a dervish; and, as the result of this affair, a cartload of heads was sent as trophies to Constantinople.
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The youngster put some cartloads of food into his bag and set out again.
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. . . although a little apt to get buried under a cartload of written pleadings, . . .
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He made a hole big enough to put a cartload of pebbles inside.
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He received a cartload of offences.
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