musical chairs

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Meaning

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

a rearrangement that has no practical effect or significance

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the company is looking for stability after years of musical chairs with directors Source: Internet

shareholders don't want the company playing musical chairs with their investment Source: Internet

By the time he was released by Carolina, there weren’t exactly a ton of chairs left in free-agent quarterback musical chairs. Source: Internet

Be a little careful, as some people can get rough during musical chairs, so only try this with calmer (and preferably sober) guests. Source: Internet

Four weeks of fun, although tiring basketball on TV and observing the never-ending game of musical chairs in the college basketball coaching game. Source: Internet

Geelong Cricket Association also has two games remaining, and in division one the jockeying for positions inside the top four continues with a number of games last round seeing the musical chairs remain unfilled. Source: Internet

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