Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jerk someone's chain

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English

Syllables
jerk -some-one's chain
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of yank someone's chain.

Inflected Forms

jerks someone's chain (present, singular) jerking someone's chain (participle, present) jerked someone's chain (participle, past) jerked someone's chain (past)

Questions

What does jerk someone's chain mean?
Alternative form of yank someone's chain.

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