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- monkey on (one's) back
monkey on (one's) back
monkey on (one's) back
A persistent burden or problem. Trust me, don't get in debt. You don't want that monkey on your back.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Carly | | KAHR-lee | English |
| Joan (2) | | joo-AHN (Catalan), zhoo-AHN (Catalan) | Catalan, Occitan |
| Gill | | [gil] | |
| Storm | | STORM (English) | English (Modern), Danish, Norwegian |
| Ninette | | - | French |
| Ari (2) | | AH-ree (Finnish) | Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic, Finnish |