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a monkey on (one's) back a monkey on (one's) back1. slang A drug addiction. Did you hear? Pete checked himself into rehab to deal with the monkey on his back.2. A burden. This project is such a monkey on my back right now—I can't wait for it to be over.See also: back, monkey, ona monkey on your back JOURNALISMIf you have a monkey on your back, you have a problem, often an emotional problem, that makes your life difficult for a long period. They haven't beaten United in three years and it's a monkey on their backs that they are desperate to shake off. Note: You can also say that you get the monkey off your back, meaning that you manage to end the problem. I'm just delighted to win and get the monkey off our back with a home victory at last. Note: `To have a monkey on your back' originally meant to be angry. Later it came to be used to say that someone was addicted to drugs; it is still used in this way today. See also: back, monkey, ona/the ˌmonkey on somebody’s ˈback
1 a difficult problem that somebody cannot solve or get rid of: The accusations of fraud remain a monkey on her back.
2 (slang) the state of being unable to stop using drugsSee also: back, monkey, on |