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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
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Is ''carrot on a stick'' a phrase or an idiom?

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0 You've not quite got it. 'Carrot and stick' is an idiom. It relates to offering a reward (carrot) and a punishment (stick) at the same time to motivate someone/something (think of donkeys).

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0 You've not quite got it. 'Carrot and stick' is an idiom. It relates to offering a reward (carrot) and a punishment (stick) at the same time to motivate someone/something (think of donkeys). 0-
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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite10You've not quite got it. 'Carrot and stick' is an idiom. It relates to offering a reward (carrot) and a punishment (stick) at the same time to motivate someone/something (think of donkeys).12blockquote
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