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carrot-and-stick
carrot-and-stick
if you use a carrot-and-stick method to make someone do something, you both offer rewards and threaten punishments (always before noun) I've had to take the carrot-and-stick approach to disciplining my kids. The harder they work, the more money they get.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Pace | | [peis] | |
Christobel | | - | English (Archaic) |
AgustÍ | | ə-ghoos-TEE | Catalan |
Ione | | ie-O-nee (English), IE-o-nee (English), ie-ON (English) | Greek Mythology, English |
Sunita | | - | Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali |
Teresinha | | - | Portuguese |