English Explanatory Dictionary

off the chain

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep_phrase
  1. Free from work or direct supervision.
  2. Crazy and exciting; delirious and wild.
  3. Completely insane; crazy.

Pronunciation

En-au-off the chain.ogg

Word forms

off the chain

Etymology

In reference to slave labor, where workers are chained, or to the figurative chain of workers of an assembly line. Slang sense by analogy to a frenetic dog when unleashed.

Related words

chainless unchained
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