monkey on one's back

名词 n.
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英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An addiction, especially to narcotic drugs. figuratively
    — 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."
  2. A state of persistent distress or worry or the cause of such a state. figuratively
    — "'E's got th' monkey on 'is back ower this letter job," said the father secretly to me.

词汇关系

近义词
Chinaman on one's back
反义词
monkey off one's back
相关词
albatross around one's neck
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