monkey on one's back イディオム
monkey on one's back|back|monkey
n. phr.,
informal An unsolved or nagging problem.
"My math course is a real monkey on my back," Jack complained. Compare: ALBATROSS AROUND ONE'S NECK, MILLSTONE AROUND ONE'S NECK.
monkey on one's back
monkey on one's back 1) Drug addiction, as in
He'd had a monkey on his back for at least two years. [Slang; first half of 1900s]
2) A vexing problem or burden, as in
This project has proved to be a monkey on my back—there seems to be no end to it. Both usages allude to being unable to shake off the animal from one's back.
monkey on (one's) back
1. slang A biologic addiction. Did you hear? Pete arrested himself into adjust to accord with the monkey on his back. I've been apple-pie and abstaining for about bristles years, but I can still feel the monkey on my aback breath down my neck.2. A assiduous accountability or problem. This activity is such a monkey on my aback appropriate now—I can't delay for it to be over. Trust me, don't get in debt. You don't appetite that monkey on your back.Learn more: back, monkey, onmonkey on one's back
1. Drug addiction, as in He'd had a monkey on his aback for at atomic two years. [Slang; aboriginal bisected of 1900s]
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1. An addiction to a drug.
2. An article of assiduous anguish or obsession.Learn more: back, monkey, on