See Also: ball and chain(dictionary)
chain, orthodontic chain(medicine)
H chain(medicine)
chain(2)(dictionary)
Chain(medicine)
C chain(medicine)
Chain(money)
b chain(medicine)
H chain(health)
a chain(medicine)

ball and chain (oh)



n [singular]
something that limits your freedom and stops you from doing what you want to do
::The lower-tech side of the business was seen as a ball and chain.
a heavy metal ball on a chain, tied to a prisoner's legs, to stop the prisoner from escaping