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bamboo ceiling

idiom

A social barrier to further promotion or progression, in employment and elsewhere, for a person of East Asian ethnicity.


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Related idioms3entries
  1. 01

    brass ceiling

    An unwritten, uncodified barrier to promotion or progression for women in law enforcement or the military.

  2. 02

    glass ceiling

    An unrecognized or unwritten barrier to further progression or promotion, in employment and elsewhere, for a member of a specific demographic group (originally women).

  3. 03

    scrape someone off the ceiling

    Used to describe the response to someone who is either experiencing great pain, who is very frightened, or is very elated.

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