- British disease
- British disease nounExtreme militancy in industrial relations, esp excessive use of strikes• • •Main Entry: ↑British
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British disease — /ˈbrɪtɪʃ dəziz/ (say british duhzeez) noun Colloquial active unionism, especially industrial action, seen as corrupting the workforce: *The British disease, scourge of employers throughout the world, is on the wane – at least in the country that… …
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