organ grinder

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ˈorgan ˌgrinder noun [countable]  APMa musician who plays a barrel organ in the street 〔街头的〕手摇风琴手

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organ grinder• We never did see that organ grinder again and I felt sorry about what had happened.

ˈorgan ˌgrinder nounChineseSyllable  

plays a musician who in the organ Corpus street a barrel

organ grinder
ˈorgan ˌgrinder noun [countable]
a musician who plays a barrel organ in the street

organ grinderBrE /ˈɔːɡən ɡraɪndə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɔːrɡən ɡraɪndər/ 🔊 nouna person who plays a barrel organ (= a large musical instrument played by turning a handle) 手摇风琴手；手摇风琴演奏者◆(humorous) He's only the organ grinder's monkey (= an unimportant person who does what he is told to do). 他不过是个听人使唤的。🔊🔊