Buggins's turn

名词 n.
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名词 n.
  1. A humorous, disparaging term for the appointment of a person by rotation or promotion, on the basis of length of service (it being that person's "turn") rather than merit or level of qualification. UK,idiomatic
    — He will be appointed on the principle of Buggins's turn.

词源

Earliest recorded use is by Admiral Fisher, later First Sea Lord, in a 1901 letter.
'Buggins' is a humorous invented surname, suggestive of a man of mediocre ability.
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