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monkey trap
Noun
literally
figuratively
Japanese Meaning
モンキートラップ：バナナを入れた檻で、サルの手は入るが、拳で持った状態のバナナは出せないようになっている罠。知恵のないサルがバナナを離せず罠にかかる状況を象徴的に表す。
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(literally) A cage containing a banana with a hole large enough for a monkey's hand to fit in, but not large enough for a monkey's fist (clutching a banana) to come out; anecdotally used to catch monkeys that lack the intellect to let go of the banana and run away.
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monkey trap
He slipped his hand into the monkey trap for the banana and immediately regretted it when he couldn't pull his fist back out.
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He slipped his hand into the monkey trap for the banana and immediately regretted it when he couldn't pull his fist back out.
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