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How to pronounce “monkey's paw”
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- Practice the English pronunciation of monkey's paw with real speech in context.
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- (idiomatic, usually attributive) A situation in which a wish or desire has been fulfilled, but at significant cost or with ironic, usually unfavourable consequences.
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Meaning
- [Noun]
- (idiomatic, usually attributive) A situation in which a wish or desire has been fulfilled, but at significant cost or with ironic, usually unfavourable consequences.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see monkey, paw.
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