A word ladder is a series of words which, changing one letter at a time, transform the beginning word to the ending, which is often related or antithetical to the first.
ex: CAT > COT > COG >DOG
The Ladders given here are clues to common English phrases that change the beginning word TO the ending. Your job is to figure out the phrase hinted at.
Yes, that word in the chain you're going to complain about is in fact a real word.
Yes, I know the last chain could be two words shorter, but I prefer to keep it clean.