trickle-downadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˌtrɪk.əlˈdaʊn/us/ˌtrɪk.əlˈdaʊn/used to refer to a situation in which something that starts in the high parts of a system spreads to the whole of the system:
The supposed trickle-down effect of lower taxes for the rich has not yet resulted in greater prosperity for society as a whole.
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- more bang for your buck(s) idiom
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- you've made your bed, now lie in it idiom
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