jobs for the boys
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jobs for the boys — idiom
1. Used to criticize when someone in power gives jobs to their friends or family in
1.idiom
Definition
Used to criticize when someone in power gives jobs to their friends or family instead of hiring fairly.
Example
Many people complained that the new positions were just jobs for the boys.
The mayor's nephew got a city job, which looked like jobs for the boys.