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corporate welfare bum

idiom

A business corporation or business executive receiving significant financial assistance from government sources.


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Related idioms5entries
  1. 01

    bum rap

    An undeservedly unfavorable portrayal or reputation.

  2. 02

    bum rush

    A storming into an establishment.

  3. 03

    bum steer

    Bad advice or information, regardless of intention.

  4. 04

    corporate ladder

    The hierarchy or ranking system of employment positions within a business organization; especially, such a hierarchy viewed as a ladder to be climbed (to successive higher-ranking positions) while one is pursuing a career path.

  5. 05

    welfare Cadillac

    The case of a person or group receiving public benefits, although the benefits are not actually needed by the recipient or are obtained by fraud.

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