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deadwood

Posted on August 17, 2015August 17, 2015 by admin

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noun

1.on a tree, branches or sections of trunk that are dead.
We should trim the deadwood on that tree.
2. unproductive persons or burdensome things that hinder the smooth function or progress of an enterprise.
The new manager’s first task was to get rid of the deadwood among the workers.

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