Sentence examples for monkey see, monkey do from inspiring English sources

The phrase "monkey see, monkey do" is a commonly used idiomatic expression in written English.
It can be used in a variety of contexts, but it is often used to convey the idea of mimicry or imitation, suggesting that individuals sometimes mindlessly copy the actions or behaviors of others without much thought. Example: "The new intern quickly learned the ropes of the office, following her colleagues' lead; after all, it was a classic case of monkey see, monkey do."

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Monkey see, monkey do.

This idiom means that children will learn their behaviour by copying what they see happening around them.

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Monkey See, Monkey Do: It's long been known that humans tend to mimic each other's movements (cross your legs and chances are your companion will, too).

In their four sessions they used a performance by the Hudson Vagabond Players at Tilles of "Monkey See, Monkey Do," an opera based on a Mexican folk tale.

In "Monkey See, Monkey Do," it was suggested that most children learned by "overimitation" of unnecessary steps demonstrated by adults, while chimps solved problems directly.

By connecting two i-Cybie prototypes to a computer, Mr. Filo then created a puppeteer tool he called "Monkey See, Monkey Do".

These Pie Corbett-inspired story recount frames The Papaya that Spoke and Monkey See, Monkey Do have been designed to improve children's fluency in retelling this story, both in the spoken and written word.

'Who is the real Richard Gadd?" That's the phrase - culled from one of his old reviews – that reverberates through Monkey See Monkey Do, a new multimedia solo show by the Fife comic, the follow-up to 2015's late-night stunt-comedy hit Waiting for Gaddot.

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You know, like a monkey so, for now, I will monkey see, monkey do.

Psychology of Imitation - There's 'monkey see, monkey do' which all too often turns into 'money see, money do' (which for big spenders then devolves into 'money see, money due' but I digress).

"Some people reacted in a silly manner – 'monkey see, monkey do'," Tucakovic quipped.

Human inducement likewise is unlikely: despite the folk adage 'monkey see, monkey do' there has so far been no successful attempt in any study to train monkeys on the 'do-as-I-do' paradigm [43], in which animals are rewarded for copying the actions of a human.

Monkey see, monkey feel.

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