magic asterisk

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. an unspecified future budget cut, especially an imaginary cut. idiomatic
    — The other technique, known as the "magic asterisk," consisted of hiding phony cuts in the small print of various budget documents in order to exaggerate the Administration's success in spending reduction and to minimize the projected deficit.

词形变化

magic asterisks plural

词源

Coined by Howard Henry Baker Jr., from the Reagan administration's use in 1981 of asterisks as placeholders for cuts yet to be decided in government spending.
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