dead wood



dead wood

people in a group or organization who are not useful any more and who need to be removed There's a lot of dead wood in the team which needs to be cleared out.
See also: dead, wood

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DomhnallDO-nahlScottish, Irish
RosemarieRO-se-mah-ree (German)English, German
Ionas-Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Ursus-Late Roman
Elenorael-ə-NAWR-əEnglish
Aldred['ɔ:lrid]