welfare Cadillac

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The case of a person or group receiving public benefits, although the benefits are not actually needed by the recipient or are obtained by fraud. US,idiomatic

词形变化

welfare Cadillacs plural

词源

The imagery is of a person arriving at a welfare office in a Cadillac automobile (an expensive car) to pick up a welfare payment. The implication is that the person does not need the benefit, or that the benefits are too generous.
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