Chain

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chain(saw) definition


  1. tv.
    to destroy something; to cut something up severely. : The senatorial committee tried to chainsaw the nominee, but the full senate voted for confirmation.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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chain(-smoke) definition


  1. in.
    to smoke cigarette after cigarette. (As if each cigarette were a link in a chain.) : I never wanted to chain-smoke, but I got addicted.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

chain

In addition to the idioms beginning with chain, also see ball and chain; pull someone's chain.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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