one’s ball and chain

ball and chain

1. Something, usually a responsibility of some kind, that restricts one's freedom or limits one's possibilities for personal pursuits. This job is such a ball and chain, I can't wait to quit and start freelancing. As John got older, he felt that his decision to settle down and have a family became a ball and chain that prevented him from pursuing his dream to travel the world.

2. A jocular but disparaging term for a person's spouse or significant other who is thought to stifle the person in some way. Almost always applied to a wife or girlfriend. We could tell Jimmy was joking when he called his wife the old ball and chain, but I think he does feel a bit like he doesn't get out enough.

one’s ball and chain

n. a wife; a girlfriend. (Mostly jocular.) I’ve got to get home to my ball and chain.

词组	one’s ball and chain
释义	one’s ball and chain ball and chain 1. Something, usually a responsibility of some kind, that restricts one's freedom or limits one's possibilities for personal pursuits. This job is such a ball and chain, I can't wait to quit and start freelancing. As John got older, he felt that his decision to settle down and have a family became a ball and chain that prevented him from pursuing his dream to travel the world. 2. A jocular but disparaging term for a person's spouse or significant other who is thought to stifle the person in some way. Almost always applied to a wife or girlfriend. We could tell Jimmy was joking when he called his wife the old ball and chain, but I think he does feel a bit like he doesn't get out enough. See also: and, ball, chain Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. one’s ball and chain n. a wife; a girlfriend. (Mostly jocular.) I’ve got to get home to my ball and chain. See also: and, ball, chain McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: a ball and chain ball and chain at (one's) doorstep at doorstep a full-time job at (one's) expense at expense at somebody's expense at someone's expense be remembered as (something)
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