Posted by ESC on April 03, 2008 at 16:19:
In Reply to: Yanking your chain posted by Phil Short on April 03, 2008 at 07:57:
: Where did the phrase "Yanking your chain" come from??
We have had previous discussions on this phrase (search under "yank chain"), for example:
http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/8/messages/460.html The image I get is a cartoon dog (Hector the Bulldog?) having his chain yanked.