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
TiffaniTIF-ə-neeEnglish
Marian['mɛəriən]
Rodina-Scottish
Marianne[.mæri'æn]
Isaurus-Late Roman
Lorin-English