what does beggar-my-neighbour policy mean?
BEGGAR-MY-NEIGHBOUR POLICY as NOUN
- Meaning
- a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others
- used especially of national policy
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- the United States has pursued a beggar-my-neighbor policy
Hypernyms(s) beggar-my-neighbour policy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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