Not only have suggestions for their elimination evoked a great hue and cry of protest, but other pressure groups are plugging diligently in an effort to get aboard the "gravy boat."
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Gravy boat
Synonyms for "gravy boat" (5 found)
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Everybody had climbed aboard the "gravy boat”—except the landlord; and he wanted to get in, too.
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Through drawing attention to that, many organisations which had never previously put in an application for assistance had tried to get on the gravy boat.
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This herd behavior in not wanting to miss the gravy boat led to a collective lowering of standards that ended with the 2008 financial implosion.
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