a game of musical chairs



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a game of musical chairs

A situation in which people or things are moved, shuffled, or rearranged from one position to another. After the boss resigned, it was a regular game of musical chairs in the company to figure out who would take over for whom. It's been a game of musical chairs trying to create enough space in the living room for Alex's birthday party this weekend.
See also: chair, game, musical, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
KyllikkiKUYL-leek-kee (Finnish)Finnish, Finnish Mythology
EvelynEV-ə-lin (English), EV-lin (English)English, German
Masuyomah-soo-yoJapanese
AnxoAN-shawGalician
ChesleyCHES-leeEnglish
Moody['mu:di]