Phrase guide
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noun
A situation in which employee turnover in an organization is inordinately high.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, uncountable, usually
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noun
A situation in which a person or group repeats a cycle of behaviors or experiences, usually with unsuccessful or undesirable results.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, uncountable, usually
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noun
A situation in which a person changes employers, perhaps more than once, switching between (a) employment with the government or with an organization having oversight authority and (b) employment with an organization regulated by or overseen by the other employer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, often, uncountable, usually
Topics: government
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History
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