Monkey on your back

Severe relentless back pain one gets during opiate withdrawal.

hardest part of detox will be the monkey on your back

by XsubZ April 17, 2010

have a monkey on one's back

to have an addiction to drugs or alcohol

Man, he really has a monkey on his back. He needs help.

by Light Joker March 31, 2005

get this monkey off my back

to break a bad habit, especially about taking drugs

I go through about 30 cigarettes every day! I have to get this monkey off my back! Otherwise, I will ruin my health completely

by devilmaycareq18 February 29, 2016

to get the spadge monkey of your back

to have either fellatio or intercourse removing feelings of sexual tension

Geeze it feels good to get the spadge monkey off my back.

by CG May 12, 2004

get the monkey off your back

To silence one's personal or media critics

If you are going to survive in the modern media or entertainment world, you better learn how to get the monkey off your back.

by Sexydimma April 24, 2021

get the monkey off your back

To silence one's personal or media critics

If you are going to survive in the modern media or entertainment world, you better learn how to get the monkey off your back.

by Sexydimma June 9, 2017

to get the monkey off your back

to silence one's either personal or media critics

if you are going to survive in the entertainment business you'd have to learn how to get the monkey off your back.

by Sexydimma May 2, 2015