carrot and stick the promise of reward combined with the threat of force or punishment.
☞ The image in this expression is of offering a carrot to a donkey to encourage it to move and using a stick to beat it if it refuses to budge.
2013New Zealand Herald It is a case of the carrot and stick approach to welfare, with a bit of encouragement offered before benefits are cut off.
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