Monkey work, baboon draw definition 1
A saying: 'Monkey works and baboon draws (gets the reward)', meaning one person does the work and another benefits. Used in complaints about unfairness.
"I do all the project and he take credit – monkey work, baboon draw."
Monkey work, baboon draw definition 2
Work without benefit (Exploitation)
"I tired of monkey work, baboon draw! (I'm tired of working without benefiting!)"
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- 🇱🇷 Liberia
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- August 2025
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A biting idiom describing injustice, where one person works like a "monkey" and another (the "baboon") eats the fruit of that labor. It's used to complain about situations where someone does the work …
"If I do all the sales and oga takes the profit, that's monkey work, baboon chop. (English, meaning "I do all the work an…"
Unfair labor (Unfair labor)
"Na monkey dey work, baboon dey chop situation (It's an unfair labor situation)"
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