monkey on one' s shoulder

[greenhills]

Co to za idiom??? Pomozcie. Niestety nie znam kontekstu.

[natalia.brzeska]

greenhills napisała:

> Co to za idiom??? Pomozcie. Niestety nie znam kontekstu.


Have a monkey on one's back (or shoulder) means that one is addicted to
something.


Get this monkey off my back - to get rid of something bad (an addiction, bad
habit)

Compare with "Monkey" by Robbie Williams. Here, 'Monkey" refers to Robbie's
drug addiction, as well as all other "bad things" like gambling, prostitution,
etc.