ball and chain
Example Sentences
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High prices have hobbled Americans with a ball and chain.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 15, 2025
Alito offered no comment on this one, not even giving reporters a perfunctory point of the finger toward the ol’ ball and chain.
From Slate ● May 25, 2024
As time went on, Veasley said her pain became like a ball and chain that got heavier and heavier.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2023
Dominic Santana, who showed up in the jailhouse uniform complete with handcuffs and a plastic ball and chain, said he “wanted to join the circus.”
From Washington Times ● Jun. 13, 2023
But things weren’t going to be all right— and this secret was my ball and chain.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
