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单词 ball and chain
释义 ball and chain
noun
(plural balls and chains)
Etymology: so called from the ball and chain stereotypically attached to prisoners' legs to prevent escape
1. : something that severely restricts one's activity usually oppressively
 < marriage, intended to enslave woman, was also a ball and chain for man — H.M.Parshley >
 < his aristocratic birth proved a ball and chain throughout his life >
2. slang : wife
 < this is a book for females, but if any male can get the ball and chain to read it, maybe the skillets won't fly so fast — Burton Rascoe >
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