Example
“The CEO's golden parachute was the sticking point in the acquisition.”
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golden goose
CEFR C1a reliable source of money that must be protected, not exploited to death
golden handcuffs
CEFR C1financial incentives designed to keep a valuable employee from leaving
kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
CEFR C1to destroy a reliable source of future profit through greed or short-term thinking
poison pill
CEFR C1a defensive tactic a company uses to make a hostile takeover unattractive
white knight
CEFR C1a friendly company or investor that rescues a target from a hostile takeover
do the job
CEFR B1to be good enough to achieve the desired result
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