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carrot-and-stick
carrot-and-stick
if you use a carrot-and-stick method to make someone do something, you both offer rewards and threaten punishments (always before noun) I've had to take the carrot-and-stick approach to disciplining my kids. The harder they work, the more money they get.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Gernot | | GER-nawt (German) | German, Ancient Germanic |
Cherish | | CHER-ish | English |
Balmer | | ['bɑ:mə] | |
Eneida | | - | Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American) |
Sinclair | | sin-KLER | English (Rare) |
Marmaduke | | MAHR-mə-dook | English (British, Rare) |