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How to pronounce “monkey on one's back”
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- Practice the English pronunciation of monkey on one's back with real speech in context.
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- Mirror Neurons The Smart Cells
every time the monkey would grow
- Definition summary
- (figuratively) An addiction, especially to narcotic drugs.
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How to pronounce monkey on one's back
Mirror Neurons The Smart Cells

every time the monkey would grow
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Meaning
- [Noun]
- (figuratively) An addiction, especially to narcotic drugs.
- (figuratively) A state of persistent distress or worry or the cause of such a state.
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