musical chairs

musical chairs

pl.n. (used with a sing. verb)

1. A game in which players walk to music around a group of chairs containing one chair fewer than the number of players and rush to sit down when the music stops. The player left standing in each round is eliminated.

2. Informal A rearrangement, as of the elements of a problem, having little practical influence or significance.

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musical chairs

Noun

1. a game in which the players run round a row of chairs while music plays. There is one more player than there are chairs, and when the music stops the player who cannot find a chair to sit on is out

2. any situation involving a number of people in a series of interrelated changes: the dismissal of the Chancellor started a game of musical chairs in the Cabinet

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	musical chairs - a child's game in which players march to music around a group of chairs that contains one chair less than the number of players; 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 seated going to Jerusalem child's game - a game enjoyed by children
	2.	musical chairs - a rearrangement that has no practical effect or significance; "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" rearrangement - changing an arrangement

Translations

musical chairs n → juego de las sillas;

(fig);

to play musical chairs → cambiar de puesto continuamente

musical chairs npl → chaises musicales (fig);

to play musical chairs → faire des permutations

musical chairs n → die Reise f nach Jerusalem

musical chairs n → gioco delle sedie (in cui bisogna sedersi non appena cessa la musica);

(fig) → scambio delle poltrone