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Meaning of musical chairs in English
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Noun
musical chairs
Definitions
1.
a child's game in which N players march to music around N-1 chairs
Examples
« when the music abruptly stops the players scramble to sit and the player who does not find a chair is eliminated »
« then a chair is removed and the march resumes until only the winner is s »
2.
a rearrangement that has no practical effect or significance
Examples
« the company is looking for stability after years of musical chairs with directors »
« shareholders don't want the company playing musical chairs with their investment »