off the chain English

Meaning off the chain meaning

What does off the chain mean?

off the chain Prepositional phrase

— (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.

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