a monkey on (one's) back

1. 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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dewitt	[də'wit]
Reene	-	English (Rare)
Kaspars	-	Latvian
Ilija	-	Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian
Yudel	-	Yiddish
Ramses	RAM-seez (English)	Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized)