"like a monkey on a stick" meaning in English

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Phrase

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  1. (simile) To be restless and agitated.
    Sense id: en-like_a_monkey_on_a_stick-en-phrase-IbpuOUCG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes

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