0 a game in which children walk around a group of chairs while music plays. When the music stops they have to sit quickly on a chair, but because there is always one less chair than the number of children, the child that is left standing must leave the game: --
Of course, this is an adult game of musical chairs, so the number of chairs does not actually reduce.
The musical chairs stopped in that direction at one stage.
If that sort of musical chairs is to go on, the new organisation cannot possibly succeed.
Trying to get into the airport would be like playing "musical chairs".
I can envisage employers playing musical chairs with some employees to get them out of the door.
They broke it very effectively, and the result was that prices tumbled and a sort of musical chairs took place.
Just as in a game of musical chairs, it is impossible for everyone to win.
There is the chance that the institution of parking meters will lead to a sort of musical chairs.
