idiom

dead wood

3Sections

Useless people or things in an organization

Definition

Useless people or things in an organization

Examples

  • We need to clear out THE DEAD WOOD.
  • THE DEAD WOOD in this department is obvious.
  • Management's decided to prune THE DEAD WOOD.

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