| 单词 | to starve the beast |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto starve the beast P1. U.S. to starve the beast: to weaken or destroy something powerful and dangerous by means of attrition; (Politics, esp. used by libertarians) to limit or reduce the amount of government spending by cutting taxes. ΚΠ 1898 Morning Star (Sandusky, Ohio) 28 Mar. The condition of Cuba is heartrending... Men are starved as the laws of this land will not allow the citizens to starve the beast. 1921 Freeport (Illinois) Jrnl.-Standard 28 Nov. 9/4 Prevention of tuberculosis through health education in the home and the school will starve the Beast. 1985 Wall Street Jrnl. 21 Oct. 16/1 We didn't starve the beast... It's still eating quite well—by feeding off future generations. 1996 San Jose (California) Mercury News (Nexis) 16 Oct. (Editorial section) 6 b A tax cut, coupled with a balanced budget, will help 'starve the beast', denying the money to make big government bigger. 2011 Vanity Fair Nov. 141/3 This is the essence of the ‘starve the beast’ strategy spearheaded by elite conservative groups..: cut taxes at every opportunity and eventually the government will have to get smaller. < as lemmas |
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