grandfather in

To exempt certain people or businesses from new limitations or restrictions, thus allowing them to continue doing or benefiting from something as they did before. This can be done through the use of a "grandfather clause." A noun or pronoun can be used between "grandfather" and "in." If they change the pension plan, they better grandfather us in!

grandfather someone or something in

to protect someone or a right through the use of a grandfather clause. My payments were grandfathered in years ago.

词组	grandfather in
释义	grandfather in grandfather in To exempt certain people or businesses from new limitations or restrictions, thus allowing them to continue doing or benefiting from something as they did before. This can be done through the use of a "grandfather clause." A noun or pronoun can be used between "grandfather" and "in." If they change the pension plan, they better grandfather us in! See also: grandfather Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. grandfather someone or something in to protect someone or a right through the use of a grandfather clause. My payments were grandfathered in years ago. See also: grandfather McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: grandfather (someone or something) grandfather clause small print the small print discriminate discriminate against discriminate against (someone or something) discriminating well out of, be be well out of (something)
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