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Chain noun► The Chainthe Aleutian Islands US, 1886
chain noun a bus or van used to transport prisoners US, 1984. ► off the chainexcellent US, 2001. ► pull someone's chain1. to tease someone; to mislead someone US, 1962. 2. to control someone's actions against their will; to treat someone with contempt. The image of a dog on a leash. Variants are 'jerk someone's chain' and 'yank someone's chain' US, 1962
idiomchainyank sb's chain AmEAmEspoken to deliberately tell someone something that is untrue, as a joke or in order to annoy them:Every time I see Justin, he tells me a different version of what happened. Is he yanking my chain, or what?Where's your sense of humor? You know it's Mo's style to yank people's chains. phrasechain[chained, chained, chaining]
chain up
chain up sb/sth • chain sb/sth up to fasten a person, animal, or thing to something with a chain, so that they cannot escape or be stolen: The dog barked ferociously, and I was relieved to see that it was chained up. Gareth left his bike chained up outside the college.
See:- a ball and chain
- a chain is no stronger than its weakest link
- a chain is only as strong as its weakest link
- a link in the chain
- a weak link
- at the bottom of the food chain
- at the top of the food chain
- ball and chain
- chain
- chain (someone or something) to (something)
- chain (something) down
- chain down
- chain is no stronger than its weakest link
- chain of command
- chain reaction
- chain smoke
- chain smoker
- chain to
- chain up
- chainsaw
- chain-smoke
- chain-smoker
- daisy chain
- faster than a cat lapping chain lightning
- food chain
- jerk (one's) chain
- link in the chain
- off the chain
- one’s ball and chain
- pull (one's) chain
- pull someone’s chain
- pull someone's chain
- the old ball and chain
- yank (one's) chain
- yank chain
- yank somebody's chain
- yank someone’s chain
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