get the monkey off

常見(jiàn)例句

It took him almost a year to get the monkey off.
他用了幾乎一年的時(shí)間才把毒癮戒掉。
They announced trials of a new drug treatment for addicts that may get the monkey off their backs for good.
他們公佈了一項(xiàng)新療法的試騐，這將有助於癮君子們戒除毒癮。
I'm really happy to get that monkey off my back because I've made so many in practice over the years but have never been able to produce one in tournament play.
我非常高興能得到此獎(jiǎng)金，雖然我在練習(xí)的時(shí)候已經(jīng)打出過(guò)多次147，但在正式比賽中還是第一次。

In fact, Treasury probably agreed, as an owner, that it would be better for GM to finally get the weak financial reporting controls monkey off its back.
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