Sentences with phrase «organ grinder»

The phrase "organ grinder" refers to a person who plays music on a portable mechanical instrument called an organ grinder. It is often used metaphorically to describe someone who does repetitive or menial work without achieving much success or recognition. Full definition
During the 1800's the Bichon Frise was more of a common street dog and were often found accompanying organ grinders and doing tricks in circuses and fairs.
For almost a century the little powder puffs have amused audiences as clown dogs or dancing companions of organ grinders.
I assumed that you were referring Camping as the Monkey and God as the make - believe organ grinder.
I'm not all that fond of dancing... especially as a circus monkey for a giant, tryannical organ grinder in the sky.
The Incredible Jimmy Smith: Organ Grinder Swing «One of my heroes.
What's remarkable about the film is the way it's put together: the framing of its shots, the lock - step approach to editing, and that monstrous Fenton score suggest a Nacho Cerda exploitation piece scored by the world's most optimistic organ grinder.
However, they did become a popular common dog, performing in fairs, circuses, with organ grinders, and more.
The little Tenerife accompanied organ grinders and did tricks in circuses.
Does that make me a «monkey boy» dancing to the tune of an organ grinder?
Well, OUR God - Box's Organ Grinder hasn't retired yet!
But you won't bait me into performing for you like an organ grinder's trained monkey at a street fair.
But I was wrong, it has to be you with (your X) LinCA as partners, together with Zeb, DocV, Peace2, Free and (your twin) Colin0 as back - ups and... last but not the least your organ grinder Charles Darwin.
Furthermore to call someone a dancing monkey would mean that they work for someone else (an organ grinder).
Sam - afc, i think you should aim your comment at the organ grinder, not the monkeys.
Yes, players are always to blame but you don't talk to the monkies when the organ grinder is in the room..
And now the well - connected Tory commentator and former editor of ConservativeHome Tim Montgomerie has weighed in with a prediction that the next election will be in May 2019 — and that Osborne will be a monkey rather than an organ grinder.
Inspired by the specimens she used to collect in biology class, the items in Simmone Spring's store Your Organ Grinder offer an artful glimpse inside the human body.
If you are a Headteacher in a MAT you are now the organ grinder's monkey.
Buttons, Bones, and the Organ Grinder's Monkey: Tales of Historical Archaeology.
It was a street dog that accompanied organ grinders.
It more likely refers to some ugly little monkey sitting on an organ grinder, wearing a small red top hat.
Steve McIntyre is right to go for the organ grinder and to divert the charge of hypocrisy from Andrew Revkin.
, their former claim to fame is as the organ grinder's accomplice.
In this regard the DECC was the monkey; the organ grinders, and the true authors, were the previous Coalition Government, particularly in the shape of Chris (It Wisnae Me) Huhne and the now styled Ed (It Wisnae Me Either) Davey.
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