featherbedding
noun[U]
disapprovinguk/ˌfeð.əˈbed.ɪŋ/us/ˌfeð.ɚˈbed.ɪŋ/thepracticeofprotectingsomeone,especiallyagroupofworkers, too much and making thingseasyfor them:
Thecompanyisfamousfor featherbeddingformeremployees,longafter they have gone intoretirement.
Shecriticizedthepracticeof featherbeddingMPswithallowancesandfantasticpensions.
UK
thepracticeof agovernmentgiving anindustrya lot ofhelp, such aslowertaxes,especiallyso thatjobswill not belost:
政府对企业的大力扶持，如减税等，以保住雇员的工作Thetaxpayerwasforcedtofundthe featherbedding of aprivatizedrailcompany.纳税人不得不资助政府扶持一家私有化的铁路公司。
Fullemploymentwasachievedthroughrampantfeatherbedding.充分就业率是通过政府的大力扶持才实现的。
See
featherbed
- Today'sfrontpagestorycoversthe featherbedding thatseemsto be afeatureofalmostallcitydepartments.
- Onepublicistsays there is a lot of featherbedding in theshows.
- Noindustrycancontinuetotoleratesuch featherbedding.
Defending and protecting
- anti-bug
- anti-mosquito
- baby
- bandobast
- bastion
- buffer
- defence
- defend
- harbour
- have (got)someone'sbackidiom
- hold off
- inoculation
- killsomeonewith kindnessidiom
- mollycoddle
- shield
- splashproof
- takesomeoneunderyourwingidiom
- watch list
- watchyourbackidiom
- wing
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