velvet handcuffs | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Golden handcuffs: anyarrangementdesigned to provide favorable benefits or pay so as to discourage a participant from choosing to leave it.Synonym:golden handcuffs2000, Jack A. Green,Contact: a Guide to Developing Effective Call Centre Skills:If turnover is low, is this for good reasons or because staff have no other opportunities or are trapped by "velvet handcuffs" — are dissatisfied and would like to leave, but the money is too good.2004March 13,Billboard, volume116, number11, page11:Inevitably, it turns out, singing other people's songs or having to collaborate with one's bandmates can sometimes feel like a prison sentence, albeit one withvelvet handcuffsand minimum security.2011, Christopher Shulgan,The Soviet Ambassador: The Making of the Radical Behind Perestroika:The transfer sounded prestigious, but it was definitely a demotion. This was the style of the Brezhnev Politburo:velvet handcuffs, but handcuffs nevertheless.; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seevelvet,‎handcuffs.

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EN: I never knew what velvet handcuffs were before, but now...
ES: No entendía lo que me perdía,

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