دیکشنری آنلاین تحلیلگران ( معنی فارسی monkey on back )

monkey on back

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Idioms

a monkey on back ^[1]
a monkey on someone's back ^[2]
monkey on one's back ^[3]

a monkey on back
a monkey on (someone's) back
[American & Australian]
a serious problem that will not go away.

The divorce proceedings are a monkey on her back.

a monkey on (your) back
a serious problem that you cannot forget.

When you know you have to do everything perfectly, it puts a giant monkey on your back.

Usage notes: also used in the form get the monkey off your back - to end a problem:

By winning the championship, this team has finally got the monkey off its back.

Etymology: based on an earlier meaning of a monkey on your back (= a habit of using an illegal drug)
a monkey on (your) back
a serious problem that you cannot forget.

When you know you have to do everything perfectly, it puts a giant monkey on your back.

Usage notes: also used in the form get the monkey off your back - to end a problem:

By winning the championship, this team has finally got the monkey off its back.

Etymology: based on an earlier meaning of a monkey on your back (= a habit of using an illegal drug)

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

a monkey on someone's back
a monkey on (someone's) back
[American & Australian]
a serious problem that will not go away.

The divorce proceedings are a monkey on her back.

a monkey on (your) back
a serious problem that you cannot forget.

When you know you have to do everything perfectly, it puts a giant monkey on your back.

Usage notes: also used in the form get the monkey off your back - to end a problem:

By winning the championship, this team has finally got the monkey off its back.

Etymology: based on an earlier meaning of a monkey on your back (= a habit of using an illegal drug)

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

monkey on one's back
n. phr., informal An unsolved or nagging problem.
"My math course is a real monkey on my back," Jack complained.
Compare: ALBATROSS AROUND ONE'S NECK, MILLSTONE AROUND ONE'S NECK.

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