a carrot and stick

a carrot and stick (approach)

rewards and punishments that influence someone's behavior Our company uses a carrot and stick - more money is the carrot, loss of your job is the stick.

Usage notes: used in different forms to describe different combinations of rewards and punishments: Management's proposed deal is all stick and no carrot. The latest round of peace talks offers both sides the carrot as well as the stick.

Etymology: based on the reward of a carrot (a long orange vegetable) and the punishment of using a stick to encourage a horse to move

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Reva	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi
Arawn	-	Welsh Mythology
Ioel	-	Biblical Greek
Ioab	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Meg	[meg]
Dido	-	Roman Mythology