starve the beast

短语

词形变化

starved the beast starves the beast 三单 starves the beast starving the beast starving the beast 现在分词 starved the beast 过去式 starved the beast 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To progressively weaken or destroy a dangerous or powerful entity through attrition.

    美国
  2. 2.

    To deprive the federal government of revenue by cutting taxes in an effort to force it to limit spending.

    美国 政治

词源

According to Bruce Bartlett, the second sense was first used by an anonymous Reagan staffer in “We didn’t starve the beast. It’s still eating quite well—by feeding off future generations.”

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