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
Benito	be-NEE-to	Spanish, Italian
Mihail	-	Romanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Greek
Anson	AN-sən	English
Aubery	['ɔ:bri]
Verissimus	-	Late Roman
Ada	AY-də (English), AH-dah (Polish, Finnish)	English, German, Polish, Hungarian, Italian, Finnish