monkey on (one's) back

A persistent burden or problem. Trust me, don't get in debt. You don't want that monkey on your back.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jagna	YAHG-nah	Polish
Lenz	LENTS	German
Mami	mah-mee	Japanese
Angelina	ahn-je-LEE-nah (Italian), an-jə-LEEN-ə (English), ahn-GYE-lee-nah (Russian), ahn-gye-LEE-nah (Russian), ahn-gee-LEE-nah (Russian), ahn-ge-LEE-nah (Polish)	Italian, English, Russian, German, Dutch, Polish, Spanish, Macedonian
Esmaralda	ez-mə-RAHL-də	English (Rare)
&Aelig;&Eth;Elberht	-	Anglo-Saxon