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
ElmoEL-moEnglish, German, Italian
'Esaw-Biblical Hebrew
Concettokon-CHET-toItalian
Hiram['haiərəm]
Mayme-English
Compton['kɔmptən]