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carrot and stick

Definitions

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  • noun idiomatic Simultaneous rewards for good behavior and punishments for bad behavior.
  • noun idiomatic A promised reward to encourage good behaviour that is never actually delivered.

Etymologies

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From combining two ways to motivate a beast of burden, with the lure of a carrot placed just out of reach, and the threat of a stick behind.

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From a stick attached to an animal with a carrot at the far end out of reach of the animal, which will compel the animal to walk forward

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