Idiom
feed the dragon
Meaning
To outsource (jobs) to the People's Republic of China.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Many companies choose to feed the dragon to lower their production costs.”
“After the board decided to feed the dragon, the local factory closed its doors for good.”
“The corporation's strategic decision to feed the dragon sparked a heated debate regarding domestic labor standards and long-term economic stability.”
Examples
simple
“Many companies choose to feed the dragon to lower their production costs.”
contextual
“After the board decided to feed the dragon, the local factory closed its doors for good.”
complex
“The corporation's strategic decision to feed the dragon sparked a heated debate regarding domestic labor standards and long-term economic stability.”
Origin
From the cultural association of the dragon as a symbol of China. The phrase makes use of this iconography to describe the provision of resources to the nation.
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