Definition of Off the chain

1. Adjective. (idiomatic) Free from work or direct supervision. In reference to slave labor, where workers are chained, or to the figurative chain of workers of an assembly line. ¹

2. Adjective. (African American Vernacular English) Crazy and exciting; delirious and wild. By analogy to a frenetic dog when unleashed. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Off The Chain

off one's trolley
off pat
off side
off spin
off spinner
off spinners
off stump
off target
off the back foot
off the bat
off the beaten path
off the beaten track
off the beaten track(p)
off the books
off the chain (current term)
off the chart
off the charts
off the clock
off the cuff
off the deep end
off the grid
off the ground
off the hook
off the hook(p)
off the mark
off the radar
off the rails
off the record
off the reservation

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