monkey on your back

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Definition of monkey on your back in English English dictionary

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monkey on one's back

A state of persistent distress or worry or the cause of such a state

'E's got th' monkey on 'is back ower this letter job, said the father secretly to me.

monkey on one's back

An addiction, especially to narcotic drugs

Prine's balladeering also includes social comment, as in Sam Stone, a song about a veteran returning from the conflict overseas with a Purple Heart and a monkey on his back..

Hyphenation

mon·key on your back

Turkish pronunciation

mʌngki ôn yôr bäk

Pronunciation

/ˈməɴɢkē ˈôn ˈyôr ˈbak/ /ˈmʌŋkiː ˈɔːn ˈjɔːr ˈbæk/