Ball And Chain Wife

The ball and chain was american slang back in the early 1900s and was used as a term by men saying their wife was holding them back from doing something similar to the ball and chain prisoners wore in the 1800s.

Ball and chain wife. Emily blunt and dwayne johnson s just announced movie ball and chain has been picked up by netflix. Many refer to marriage as a ball and chain. Someone who won t let you do or go anywhere without him her. The analogy is that marriage is a prison and the wife is the ball and chain.

The allusion being to the presumption that a man s wife held him back from doing the things he really wanted to. So be patient as i expand on a few. The term has latterly been used with wry misogynistic humour to refer to a wife. Marriage is not the ball and chain.

What s the origin of the phrase ball and chain. Originally a ball and chain referred to a heavy metal ball attached by a chain to the leg of a prisoner or convict to prevent their escape. Ever hear the saying that. The term has latterly been used with wry misogynistic humour to refer to a wife.

While marriage has it s cons i believe there are far more pros. Two heads are better than one. Earlier this week deadline reported johnson 48 and blunt 37 will play a married couple on. This of course refers back to the actual ball and chain which was a heavy metal ball secured to a prisoner s leg by means of a chain and manacle.