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
Theobald	THEE-ə-bawld (English)	English (Rare), Ancient Germanic
Jethro	JETH-ro (English)	Biblical
DaniËLle	-	Dutch
Valter	-	Portuguese, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Slovene, Croatian, Estonian
Elowen	-	Cornish
Ilina	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian