Off the Chain

What it means

Wild, unrestrained, better than expected.

Where it comes from

The picture is a dog let off its chain, and the older phrase off the hook shares the mechanics. This one turned into praise, and the other one turned into escape.

The puzzle it came from

Off the Chain was the answer to the Phrasicle of April 11, 2025. The clue read ____ the ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.

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