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organ grinder

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
organ grinder n	(musician who plays hurdy-gurdy) (ES)	organillero nm
	The organ grinder was wearing a very shabby old coat.
	El organillero estaba usando un abrigo desgastado.
organ grinder n	figurative ([sb] who is controlling [sb] else) (figurado)	el que lleva la batuta expr
	Don't ask me, my wife's the organ grinder - I'm just the monkey!
	No me preguntes a mí, mi esposa es la que lleva la batuta, yo soy sólo la marioneta.
	(figurado)	el que mueve los hilos expr
	No me preguntes a mí, mi esposa es la que mueve los hilos, yo soy sólo la marioneta.
	(figurado)	el que toca el organillo expr
	No me preguntes a mí, mi esposa es la que toca el organillo, yo soy sólo el monito que baila.

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