But getting a good education was the first step to getting the monkey off his back.

但是，接受良好的教育是让他摆脱困境的第一步。

However, if she could solve or end the problem, we could say she finally got the monkey off her back!

然而，如果她能解决或结束这个问题，我们可以说她最终解决了烦恼！

Carl says that he has a monkey on his back, and so he wants to get the monkey off his back.

卡尔说他背上有一只猴子，所以他想把猴子从背上弄下来。