monkey off (one's) back



monkey off (one's) back

The elimination of a persistent burden or problem. I can't wait until I'm done paying my student loans—that will be a monkey off my back!
See also: back, monkey, off

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
NjÅL-Norwegian
Yehoshua-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Rudolph['ru:dɔlf]
Maricruz-Spanish
Flanagan-English (Rare)
Javed-Persian, Urdu