Definition of ball and chain in English:

ball and chain

noun

1A heavy metal ball secured by a chain to the leg of a prisoner to prevent escape.
Example sentencesExamples
- A believer in strict discipline, he preferred forms of punishment like putting a prisoner in stocks or shackling him to a ball and chain.
- The second thief watched in shocked as the ball and chain wrapped around his ankles before colliding into his right shin.
- He untangled himself from the ball and chain he had on his arm and walked over to her.
- On the train on the way there, we saw a man with a ball and chain attached to his leg.
- They're bringing it back to the days when they made you wear stripes and now a chain, a ball and chain.
- Any other way of living would be like having a ball and chain tied to your ankle.
- Now I'm serving time in a Lincoln County Jail for armed robbery, wearing a striped ensemble with a ball and chain around my ankle.
- For the walls of their new London headquarters, officials have forked out £4,877 for 77 wood carvings and paintings plus a sculpture of a ball and chain by convicts.
- Petey was about as much help as a ball and chain attached to her leg, and so it was probably better for him to stay locked away.
- She grabbed both of Mazing's wrists and held her still while Kat dragged the ball and chain and used that to tie Mazing's wrists together.
- We have had some funny items over the years, including a ball and chain.
- You can't give it a ball and chain and train it like a dog, or else it just wouldn't be anarchy.
- This included high heel shoes, underwear, shovels, wheelbarrow, sledge hammers, ball and chains, etc.
- Backing away, I took as many steps as the metal ball and chain allowed.
- Student loans will be like a ball and chain around the ankles of graduates, affecting their life choice for decades.
- Still, I look at that pager and think that while it weighs mere ounces, it could end up feeling like a ball and chain.
- To make his point, last summer he attached a heavy steel ball and chain to his ankle and dragged it up and down Lake Street.
- For her, motherhood was ‘like being in a three-legged race with a ball and chain on the legs’.
- They tend to dress them up in a ball and chain, these sort of schoolboy pranks.
- As the U.S. economy has struggled to recover over the past 21 months, weak global demand has been like a ball and chain holding it back.
1. 1.1 Used to convey the idea that someone or something is a crippling encumbrance.
  the ball and chain of debt
  Example sentencesExamples
  You're not here to keep me company, you're my ball and chain!
  Logistics threatens to become a ball and chain to operational flexibility.
  You've been nothing but a ball and chain of heartache and hurt hanging around my neck for too many Godforsaken years.
  A cell phone is practically sewn to your waist, a BlackBerry is virtually glued to your hand and instant messaging ties you to your boss like a ball and chain.
  His heaviest burden is his ball and chain of example.
  But at the same time, I have a ball and chain here.
  With force stabilization, the Army is set to cast off the ball and chain and completely transform how it mans units.
  Too often debt burden becomes a ball and chain for student borrowers after graduation.
  I wanted to hack off the ball and chain of personality.
  I know I have responsibilities of my own, but they no longer seem to anchor me down like the ball and chain that was my past.
  Into this churning social dynamo steps a group of idealistic immigrants, dragging a ball and chain of old-world sorrows.
  It's like a noose, it's like a ball and chain around the U.S. economy's foot or neck, or wherever the heck it is.
  Drag yourself away from that ball and chain that is your VCR and TV and get thee to the rep house.
  And spare a thought for all those others, whose names are a ball and chain they must pull after them through the wilderness of this world.
  The reporters here were drawing on the stereotype of the wife as ball and chain for humorous effect.
  But giving them exclusive rights to an idea - especially when others appear to be coming up with it independently is a serious ball and chain on innovation.
  The act is perceived as a ball and chain by Air Canada, the only airline affected by the regulations.
  It's as though there's a ball and chain effect with things you really care about.
  But he said, ‘you cannot dance in the present if you're carrying around a ball and chain from the past.’
  ‘I'm carrying it around like a ball and chain,’ she said.
  Synonyms
  impediment, hindrance, obstacle, barrier, bar, encumbrance

Definition of ball and chain in US English:

ball and chain

nounˌbôl (ə)n ˈCHān

1A heavy metal ball secured by a chain to the leg of a prisoner to prevent escape.
Example sentencesExamples
- Backing away, I took as many steps as the metal ball and chain allowed.
- Now I'm serving time in a Lincoln County Jail for armed robbery, wearing a striped ensemble with a ball and chain around my ankle.
- This included high heel shoes, underwear, shovels, wheelbarrow, sledge hammers, ball and chains, etc.
- You can't give it a ball and chain and train it like a dog, or else it just wouldn't be anarchy.
- To make his point, last summer he attached a heavy steel ball and chain to his ankle and dragged it up and down Lake Street.
- He untangled himself from the ball and chain he had on his arm and walked over to her.
- For her, motherhood was ‘like being in a three-legged race with a ball and chain on the legs’.
- Student loans will be like a ball and chain around the ankles of graduates, affecting their life choice for decades.
- Petey was about as much help as a ball and chain attached to her leg, and so it was probably better for him to stay locked away.
- Any other way of living would be like having a ball and chain tied to your ankle.
- Still, I look at that pager and think that while it weighs mere ounces, it could end up feeling like a ball and chain.
- We have had some funny items over the years, including a ball and chain.
- The second thief watched in shocked as the ball and chain wrapped around his ankles before colliding into his right shin.
- She grabbed both of Mazing's wrists and held her still while Kat dragged the ball and chain and used that to tie Mazing's wrists together.
- As the U.S. economy has struggled to recover over the past 21 months, weak global demand has been like a ball and chain holding it back.
- They're bringing it back to the days when they made you wear stripes and now a chain, a ball and chain.
- On the train on the way there, we saw a man with a ball and chain attached to his leg.
- They tend to dress them up in a ball and chain, these sort of schoolboy pranks.
- A believer in strict discipline, he preferred forms of punishment like putting a prisoner in stocks or shackling him to a ball and chain.
- For the walls of their new London headquarters, officials have forked out £4,877 for 77 wood carvings and paintings plus a sculpture of a ball and chain by convicts.
1. 1.1 A crippling encumbrance.
  the ball and chain of debt
  Example sentencesExamples
  But at the same time, I have a ball and chain here.
  Too often debt burden becomes a ball and chain for student borrowers after graduation.
  You've been nothing but a ball and chain of heartache and hurt hanging around my neck for too many Godforsaken years.
  I know I have responsibilities of my own, but they no longer seem to anchor me down like the ball and chain that was my past.
  Into this churning social dynamo steps a group of idealistic immigrants, dragging a ball and chain of old-world sorrows.
  And spare a thought for all those others, whose names are a ball and chain they must pull after them through the wilderness of this world.
  It's as though there's a ball and chain effect with things you really care about.
  A cell phone is practically sewn to your waist, a BlackBerry is virtually glued to your hand and instant messaging ties you to your boss like a ball and chain.
  The act is perceived as a ball and chain by Air Canada, the only airline affected by the regulations.
  But he said, ‘you cannot dance in the present if you're carrying around a ball and chain from the past.’
  Drag yourself away from that ball and chain that is your VCR and TV and get thee to the rep house.
  The reporters here were drawing on the stereotype of the wife as ball and chain for humorous effect.
  You're not here to keep me company, you're my ball and chain!
  It's like a noose, it's like a ball and chain around the U.S. economy's foot or neck, or wherever the heck it is.
  ‘I'm carrying it around like a ball and chain,’ she said.
  Logistics threatens to become a ball and chain to operational flexibility.
  But giving them exclusive rights to an idea - especially when others appear to be coming up with it independently is a serious ball and chain on innovation.
  With force stabilization, the Army is set to cast off the ball and chain and completely transform how it mans units.
  His heaviest burden is his ball and chain of example.
  I wanted to hack off the ball and chain of personality.
  Synonyms
  impediment, hindrance, obstacle, barrier, bar, encumbrance

单词	ball and chain
释义	Definition of ball and chain in English: ball and chain noun 1A heavy metal ball secured by a chain to the leg of a prisoner to prevent escape. Example sentencesExamples A believer in strict discipline, he preferred forms of punishment like putting a prisoner in stocks or shackling him to a ball and chain. The second thief watched in shocked as the ball and chain wrapped around his ankles before colliding into his right shin. He untangled himself from the ball and chain he had on his arm and walked over to her. On the train on the way there, we saw a man with a ball and chain attached to his leg. They're bringing it back to the days when they made you wear stripes and now a chain, a ball and chain. Any other way of living would be like having a ball and chain tied to your ankle. Now I'm serving time in a Lincoln County Jail for armed robbery, wearing a striped ensemble with a ball and chain around my ankle. For the walls of their new London headquarters, officials have forked out £4,877 for 77 wood carvings and paintings plus a sculpture of a ball and chain by convicts. Petey was about as much help as a ball and chain attached to her leg, and so it was probably better for him to stay locked away. She grabbed both of Mazing's wrists and held her still while Kat dragged the ball and chain and used that to tie Mazing's wrists together. We have had some funny items over the years, including a ball and chain. You can't give it a ball and chain and train it like a dog, or else it just wouldn't be anarchy. This included high heel shoes, underwear, shovels, wheelbarrow, sledge hammers, ball and chains, etc. Backing away, I took as many steps as the metal ball and chain allowed. Student loans will be like a ball and chain around the ankles of graduates, affecting their life choice for decades. Still, I look at that pager and think that while it weighs mere ounces, it could end up feeling like a ball and chain. To make his point, last summer he attached a heavy steel ball and chain to his ankle and dragged it up and down Lake Street. For her, motherhood was ‘like being in a three-legged race with a ball and chain on the legs’. They tend to dress them up in a ball and chain, these sort of schoolboy pranks. As the U.S. economy has struggled to recover over the past 21 months, weak global demand has been like a ball and chain holding it back. 1.1 Used to convey the idea that someone or something is a crippling encumbrance. the ball and chain of debt Example sentencesExamples You're not here to keep me company, you're my ball and chain! Logistics threatens to become a ball and chain to operational flexibility. You've been nothing but a ball and chain of heartache and hurt hanging around my neck for too many Godforsaken years. A cell phone is practically sewn to your waist, a BlackBerry is virtually glued to your hand and instant messaging ties you to your boss like a ball and chain. His heaviest burden is his ball and chain of example. But at the same time, I have a ball and chain here. With force stabilization, the Army is set to cast off the ball and chain and completely transform how it mans units. Too often debt burden becomes a ball and chain for student borrowers after graduation. I wanted to hack off the ball and chain of personality. I know I have responsibilities of my own, but they no longer seem to anchor me down like the ball and chain that was my past. Into this churning social dynamo steps a group of idealistic immigrants, dragging a ball and chain of old-world sorrows. It's like a noose, it's like a ball and chain around the U.S. economy's foot or neck, or wherever the heck it is. Drag yourself away from that ball and chain that is your VCR and TV and get thee to the rep house. And spare a thought for all those others, whose names are a ball and chain they must pull after them through the wilderness of this world. The reporters here were drawing on the stereotype of the wife as ball and chain for humorous effect. But giving them exclusive rights to an idea - especially when others appear to be coming up with it independently is a serious ball and chain on innovation. The act is perceived as a ball and chain by Air Canada, the only airline affected by the regulations. It's as though there's a ball and chain effect with things you really care about. But he said, ‘you cannot dance in the present if you're carrying around a ball and chain from the past.’ ‘I'm carrying it around like a ball and chain,’ she said. Synonyms impediment, hindrance, obstacle, barrier, bar, encumbrance Definition of ball and chain in US English: ball and chain nounˌbôl (ə)n ˈCHān 1A heavy metal ball secured by a chain to the leg of a prisoner to prevent escape. Example sentencesExamples Backing away, I took as many steps as the metal ball and chain allowed. Now I'm serving time in a Lincoln County Jail for armed robbery, wearing a striped ensemble with a ball and chain around my ankle. This included high heel shoes, underwear, shovels, wheelbarrow, sledge hammers, ball and chains, etc. You can't give it a ball and chain and train it like a dog, or else it just wouldn't be anarchy. To make his point, last summer he attached a heavy steel ball and chain to his ankle and dragged it up and down Lake Street. He untangled himself from the ball and chain he had on his arm and walked over to her. For her, motherhood was ‘like being in a three-legged race with a ball and chain on the legs’. Student loans will be like a ball and chain around the ankles of graduates, affecting their life choice for decades. Petey was about as much help as a ball and chain attached to her leg, and so it was probably better for him to stay locked away. Any other way of living would be like having a ball and chain tied to your ankle. Still, I look at that pager and think that while it weighs mere ounces, it could end up feeling like a ball and chain. We have had some funny items over the years, including a ball and chain. The second thief watched in shocked as the ball and chain wrapped around his ankles before colliding into his right shin. She grabbed both of Mazing's wrists and held her still while Kat dragged the ball and chain and used that to tie Mazing's wrists together. As the U.S. economy has struggled to recover over the past 21 months, weak global demand has been like a ball and chain holding it back. They're bringing it back to the days when they made you wear stripes and now a chain, a ball and chain. On the train on the way there, we saw a man with a ball and chain attached to his leg. They tend to dress them up in a ball and chain, these sort of schoolboy pranks. A believer in strict discipline, he preferred forms of punishment like putting a prisoner in stocks or shackling him to a ball and chain. For the walls of their new London headquarters, officials have forked out £4,877 for 77 wood carvings and paintings plus a sculpture of a ball and chain by convicts. 1.1 A crippling encumbrance. the ball and chain of debt Example sentencesExamples But at the same time, I have a ball and chain here. Too often debt burden becomes a ball and chain for student borrowers after graduation. You've been nothing but a ball and chain of heartache and hurt hanging around my neck for too many Godforsaken years. I know I have responsibilities of my own, but they no longer seem to anchor me down like the ball and chain that was my past. Into this churning social dynamo steps a group of idealistic immigrants, dragging a ball and chain of old-world sorrows. And spare a thought for all those others, whose names are a ball and chain they must pull after them through the wilderness of this world. It's as though there's a ball and chain effect with things you really care about. A cell phone is practically sewn to your waist, a BlackBerry is virtually glued to your hand and instant messaging ties you to your boss like a ball and chain. The act is perceived as a ball and chain by Air Canada, the only airline affected by the regulations. But he said, ‘you cannot dance in the present if you're carrying around a ball and chain from the past.’ Drag yourself away from that ball and chain that is your VCR and TV and get thee to the rep house. The reporters here were drawing on the stereotype of the wife as ball and chain for humorous effect. You're not here to keep me company, you're my ball and chain! It's like a noose, it's like a ball and chain around the U.S. economy's foot or neck, or wherever the heck it is. ‘I'm carrying it around like a ball and chain,’ she said. Logistics threatens to become a ball and chain to operational flexibility. But giving them exclusive rights to an idea - especially when others appear to be coming up with it independently is a serious ball and chain on innovation. With force stabilization, the Army is set to cast off the ball and chain and completely transform how it mans units. His heaviest burden is his ball and chain of example. I wanted to hack off the ball and chain of personality. Synonyms impediment, hindrance, obstacle, barrier, bar, encumbrance
随便看	rift-sawn rift valley Rift Valley fever rifty tufty rig Riga Riga balsam rig-a-dig rigadoon rig-a-jig rigaree rig-a-ree rigation rigatoni rigatonis rigaudon rigbane rigbeean rigbone Rigel Rigel Kent Rigel Kentaurus rigescent rigg riggbeean