Idiom
Cadillac problem
Meaning
An insignificant problem of a privileged person.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Complaining about the car color is just a Cadillac problem.”
“She worried about her vacation villa's decor, but her friends knew it was just a Cadillac problem.”
“While the rest of the world faced genuine hardship, the board members debated the aesthetic flaws of their new office, a classic Cadillac problem.”
Examples
simple
“Complaining about the car color is just a Cadillac problem.”
contextual
“She worried about her vacation villa's decor, but her friends knew it was just a Cadillac problem.”
complex
“While the rest of the world faced genuine hardship, the board members debated the aesthetic flaws of their new office, a classic Cadillac problem.”
Origin
In reference to the luxury automobile brand.
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