grocery shrink ray

短语

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The practice, among manufacturers, of gradually reducing the physical size of grocery items so as to increase profits.

    非正式 比喻

    They applied the good old grocery shrink ray and yet they also raised the price as well!

词源

Suggesting a science fiction device to reduce the size of objects.

来源：wiktionary