| 词汇 | monkey on your back |
| 释义 | Idiom monkey on your backa 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) monkey on your back ⇨ monkey on your back; monkeynoun 1 an addiction to drugs, especially heroin. A tenacious monkey is hard to shake off US, 1959. 2 in sports, the inability to beat a certain opponent. Used in many sports, but probably most commonly in tennis US, 1988 |
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