飼い殺し

飼い殺し
かいごろし【飼い殺し】
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かいごろし【飼い殺し】
〔家畜の〕 keeping 《a domestic animal》 beyond its useful life; 〔使用人の〕 just keeping sb on the payroll.

飼い殺しにする 〔使用人を〕 keep 《an employee》 on the payroll without using his talents

・このまま飼い殺しにされるくらいなら会社を辞めたい. Rather than be kept on here with nothing worthwhile to do, I'd prefer to leave. | I'll resign rather than stay on without being allowed to do what I'm good at.


Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.

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