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ball and chainˌball and ˈchain noun [singular] - And walked back to the hotel minus her ball and chain.
- At which point she unlocked her ball and chain.
- Even after he had clubbed it to death it was part of him, his ball and chain.
- If her grandfather removed the ball and chain, he wrote, would she visit?
- Like a couple of convicts bound together by a ball and chain, neither could betray the other without exposing himself.
- This belief was like a ball and chain for the allied war effort.
- You may be surprised to find that she doesn't want to shackle you with a ball and chain.
1something that limits your freedom and stops you from doing what you want to do: The lower-tech side of the business was seen as a ball and chain.2a heavy metal ball on a chain, tied to a prisoner’s legs, to stop the prisoner from escaping |