Going To Jerusalem (Noun)
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The kids all gathered excitedly to play going to Jerusalem in the school hall.
- In this rendition of going to Jerusalem, there were five players and only four colorful chairs.
- Everyone was shouting with laughter as the music for going to Jerusalem suddenly stopped.
- To win at going to Jerusalem, Sarah had to move really fast when the music ended abruptly.
- After eliminating three of her friends from the game of going to Jerusalem, Emma sat triumphantly in the last chair.