Example
“The vesting schedule is golden handcuffs — walking away costs you the unvested stock.”
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golden parachute
CEFR C1a generous severance package guaranteed to an executive who loses their job, typically after a takeover
golden goose
CEFR C1a reliable source of money that must be protected, not exploited to death
kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
CEFR C1to destroy a reliable source of future profit through greed or short-term thinking
sweat equity
CEFR B2value built through hard work rather than cash investment
call it a day
CEFR B1To decide to stop working on something for now.
do the job
CEFR B1to be good enough to achieve the desired result
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