English language

How to pronounce ball and chain in English?

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Type Words
Type of bond, hamper, shackle, trammel

Examples of ball and chain

ball and chain
To Andrew, a wife, even a nice one like Anna, is by definition a ball and chain.
From the time.com
The ball and chain is now in pride of place, as a doorstop, at home in New York.
From the post-gazette.com
The bicycle will come complete with handcuffs, and a ball and chain, Goss said.
From the sacbee.com
You're not dealing with that ball-and-chain of being connected to the instrument.
From the freep.com
The current system is a ball and chain around not just WAG, but around all of us.
From the guardian.co.uk
Being the child of someone famous is a huge ball and chain around your ankles.
From the independent.co.uk
Gan Golan of Los Angeles holds a ball and chain representing his college loan debt.
From the tennessean.com
That Oct. 10 loss at Southern Methodist keeps hanging around like a ball and chain.
From the newsobserver.com
Liberated of its ball and chain, the mountain chain underwent a growth spurt.
From the newscientist.com