Example
“The vesting schedule is golden handcuffs — walking away costs you the unvested stock.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
golden parachute
Neutral · CEFR C1
a generous severance package guaranteed to an executive who loses their job, typically after a takeover
golden goose
Neutral · CEFR C1
a reliable source of money that must be protected, not exploited to death
kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
Neutral · CEFR C1
to destroy a reliable source of future profit through greed or short-term thinking
sweat equity
Neutral · CEFR B2
value built through hard work rather than cash investment
call it a day
Informal · CEFR B1
To decide to stop working on something for now.
do the job
Informal · CEFR B1
to be good enough to achieve the desired result
Source methodology
Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.