monkey on one's back

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on one's back
sırtüstü
on one's back
arka/sı üstü
Englisch - Englisch
A state of persistent distress or worry or the cause of such a state

'E's got th' monkey on 'is back ower this letter job, said the father secretly to me.

An addiction, especially to narcotic drugs

Prine's balladeering also includes social comment, as in Sam Stone, a song about a veteran returning from the conflict overseas with a Purple Heart and a monkey on his back..

monkey on one's back
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