HyperDic: going_to_jerusalem

English > 1 sense of the expression going to Jerusalem:
NOUNactgoing to Jerusalem, musical chairsa child's game in which players march to music around a group of chairs that contains one chair less than the number of players
English > going to Jerusalem: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA 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.
Synonymmusical chairs
Broaderchild's gameA game / game enjoyed / enjoyed by children
Spanishjuego de las sillas, sillita musical
Catalanjoc de les cadires

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