beggar thy neighbor

beggar thy neighbor

Referring to an economic policy that seeks to improve domestic economic conditions at the expense of other countries. Hyphenated if used as a modifier before a noun. Yes, but putting these high tariffs on imports would only address our country's economic depression in a beggar-thy-neighbor sort of way.
See also: beggar, neighbor, thy
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • neighbor
  • neighbour
  • a round robin
  • third world
  • carrot
  • carrot and stick
  • carrot-and-stick
  • bleeding edge
  • black tie
  • be bumping along the bottom