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词汇 old-boy-network
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the old-boy network


idiom
the way in which men who have been to the same expensive school or university help each other to find good jobs: 校友关系网,老同学关系网;老同学间的相互关照
The old-boy network still operates in some City banks.在某些城市商业银行,老同学关系网仍然管用。
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the old-boy network | Business English


the old-boy network
noun[ S ]
UKdisapprovingukus(alsoold school tie)
the informal system in which men who went to the same school or university help each other to find good jobs or get other social advantages:
He got his City job through the old-boy network.
The interview system seemed to favour the old school tie over academic merit.
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