move the chains (English, verb)
expansion: move the chains (third-person singular simple present moves the chains, present participle moving the chains, simple past and past participle moved the chains)
Senses:
topics: American-football
ball-games
football
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: To alter the position of the device, a chain holding two sticks ten yards apart, used to initially determine the position of the line crossing which yields a first down for the offense, which may be moved by penalties or by the offense gaining a first down.
topics: American-football
ball-games
football
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: To convert a play that would result in said chains being moved.
tags: broadly
glosses: To advance toward a goal.
tags: figuratively
Forms:
form: moves the chains
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: moving the chains
tags: participle
present
form: moved the chains
tags: participle
past
form: moved the chains
tags: past