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
Branch[brɑ:ntʃ]
Sabine['seibain]
Othelloo-THEL-o (English)Literature
TeijaTAY-yahFinnish
Slavomir-Croatian, Serbian, Medieval Slavic
Nick[nik]