Example
“The CEO's golden parachute was the sticking point in the acquisition.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
golden goose
Neutral · CEFR C1
a reliable source of money that must be protected, not exploited to death
golden handcuffs
Informal · CEFR C1
financial incentives designed to keep a valuable employee from leaving
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
poison pill
Neutral · CEFR C1
a defensive tactic a company uses to make a hostile takeover unattractive
white knight
Neutral · CEFR C1
a friendly company or investor that rescues a target from a hostile takeover
do the job
Informal · CEFR B1
to be good enough to achieve the desired result
Source methodology
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