have a monkey on one’s back



have a monkey on one’s back

tv. to have a drug addiction. (Drugs. Have got can replace have.) Gert has a monkey on her back.
See also: back, have, monkey, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SungsungKorean
Nadav-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
RozĀLija-Latvian
LopeLO-peSpanish
KaeleeKAY-leeEnglish (Rare)
Klazinaklah-ZEE-nahDutch