"left-handed monkey wrench" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: left-handed monkey wrenches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=left-handed monkey wrench}} left-handed monkey wrench (plural left-handed monkey wrenches)
  1. A fictional item, the subject of a fool's errand. Synonyms (fictional item): key to the midway, skyhook
    Sense id: en-left-handed_monkey_wrench-en-noun-qjN23o5k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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