drag the chain

drag ass

To move slowly, or lag behind.

drag on

To last too long.

drag one's balls across

To exert extreme, often aggressive, power or control over; dominate.

drag one's feet

To procrastinate, put off; to dawdle, avoid, or make progress slowly and reluctantly.

drag through the mud

To tarnish or spoil enough so that something or someone is no longer respectable.

food chain

A hierarchy.

yank someone's chain

To tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting.