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A kid (Andy Samberg) joins NBA announcers (Charles Barkley, Jason Sudeikis) in the booth but keeps making incorrect calls.
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- Saturday Night Live
Steve, moving the chains!!CHECK OUT THIS LINK BELOW, YOU'LL GET THE JOKE:http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6684446223117033225&pr=goog-sl
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- brianpav
Jan 20, 2007 · He is friendly and endearing, but annoyingly says, "That'll move the chains!" when the comment is not relevant. After one of the commentators begins to get angry over Danny's obnoxious commentary, he yells at the boy for wasting their time by not having a 'real' disease.
By extension, to cause a situation to progress to the next stage. I know it's tedious to fill out all these college applications, but you're moving the chains. Soon enough, you'll be hearing back from these schools and reaping the benefits of your hard work. See also: chain, move.
Jan 17, 2009 · 8.9K views 14 years ago. And the chains have been moved. ...more.
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- PairOfSox
Idiom: Move the chains. Meaning: Derived from the act of moving the chains in an American football game when a team gets a first down, this expression describes taking a project to the next step, especially one that has lost its momentum for one reason or another.
to advance to the next stage of a project or situation: Once we have approved the design of the new library, we can move the chains and start seeking bids from contractors. We won't move the chains until we get everyone to agree on the first part of the plan. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
