carrot and stick






carrot and stick

the promise of reward combined with the threat of force or punishment

The image in this expression is of offering a carrot to a donkey to encourage it to move and using a stick to beat it if it refuses to budge.

1998 - New Scientist - And if your powers of persuasion prove insufficient, here's a carrot and stick policy.




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