A strategy that is fundamentally flawed and not capable of solving a chosen problem, even with tremendous effort.
In macroeconomics, the term refers a policy where central banks loosen monetary policy to increase the supply of money available for investment when there is little potential demand for investment, such as when firms have large cash reserves, underutilized production facilities, and large inventories and very limited consumer demand.
In macroeconomics, the term refers a policy where central banks loosen monetary policy to increase the supply of money available for investment when there is little potential demand for investment, such as when firms have large cash reserves, underutilized production facilities, and large inventories and very limited consumer demand.
Gov wants to revive the economic strategy of pushing on a string by loosening monetary policy for the private sector during the slack in the economy.
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Get the pushing out a fatty mug.Trying to do the near impossible due to having or being given the wrong tools or insufficiency of time.
Usually preceded by "like pushing...".
The refusal of management to see the blindingly obvious despite it being pointed out and insisting upon something inappropriate.
Usually preceded by "like pushing...".
The refusal of management to see the blindingly obvious despite it being pointed out and insisting upon something inappropriate.
A:"Can you get this new program to print?".
B:"No, I've told the service centre every day this week but they still say it's ok; dealing with them is like pushing diarrhoea uphill with a rake".
B:"No, I've told the service centre every day this week but they still say it's ok; dealing with them is like pushing diarrhoea uphill with a rake".
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Get the not with a stolen dick and someone else pushing mug.This is the new term for when a television series runs out of new material and begins making ridiculous subplots that inevitable lead to the downfall of the show. Previous generations have called it "jumping the shark" after a bold move by the Fonz.
The prime example of this was in an episode of Lost called "Tricia Takanawa is dead", where the climax of the episode was when a titanic man named Hurley drove a broken VW hippy van down a hill for no apparent reason.
"Man that episode reminded me of when Lost got pushed downhill in a hippy van lol."
"Man that episode reminded me of when Lost got pushed downhill in a hippy van lol."
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