| 单词 | golden handcuffs |
| 释义 | golden handcuffsSEE SYNONYMS FOR golden handcuffs ON THESAURUS.COM plural nouna series of raises, bonuses, etc., given at specified intervals or tied to length of employment so as to keep an executive from leaving the company. Origin of golden handcuffsFirst recorded in 1985–90 Words nearby golden handcuffsGolden Gate, Golden Gate Bridge, golden goal, golden goose, golden hamster, golden handcuffs, golden handshake, Goldenhar's syndrome, golden hello, Golden Horde, Golden Horn Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for golden handcuffsgolden handcuffs pl ninformal payments deferred over a number of years that induce a person to stay with a particular company or in a particular job Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with golden handcuffsgolden handcuffs Financial benefits that an employee will lose upon resigning, as in The company's presented all the middle managers with golden handcuffs, so they can't afford to leave. This slangy business expression dates from the 1970s. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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