Sentence examples for featherbed from inspiring English sources
The word "featherbed" is usable in written English and is well written
It can be used to describe a soft, cushioned bed or to refer to a situation where someone is given an easy or comfortable position without much effort. Example: "After years of hard work, he finally landed a featherbed job that allowed him to relax and enjoy life." Alternatives include "cushy job" or "easy position."
verb
To treat someone with excessive indulgence; to pamper, cosset or mollycoddle
Mitchell Johnson made a mockery of the Adelaide featherbed last year to run through England, and will do the same to India if he bowls with the venom he has showed at practice.
Tells about the speech delivered by Stanley Evans, the late (politically speaking) Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food, who forgot himself so far as to say, in a speech at Manchester, that British taxpayers are being plucked to make a nice, cozy economic "featherbed" for the privileged agriculturists.
For guests on extended travels, book space at your local vet — or on a featherbed at an overpriced doggie spa on which your friends will probably be all too happy to splurge.
If only Frank could make it look as though Tusk was using his access to President Walker to featherbed his probably nefarious Chinese business interests, then Tusk would be out of the Oval Office loop and Frank more in than those must-have Victoria Beckham culottes everybody's talking about this spring.
However, John is a sufficiently self-aware narrator to portray the world of cricket in an engaging and accessible fashion, so even if you haven't got the slightest idea what a leading edge or featherbed is, the charm and, at times, hilarious pull of the story will keep you occupied.
Mike Hussey has already taken 170 off Worcester and 150 at Derby this year and he was certainly not going to miss out on a Northampton featherbed.
When every joke about your business mentions featherbedding, you should be worried about outsourcing.
In part it is about the difficulty of running a newspaper group that has to answer to shareholders when other publications are featherbedded by indulgent proprietors.
Before the euro was born, the D-mark was revalued more than once while French and Italian companies were featherbedded by devaluations of the franc and lira.Possibly, this year's German wage round will undo some of this hard-won competitiveness.
Public-sector workers are hugely featherbedded, enjoying such perks as fatter pensions 75-855% of final pay, against about 50% in the private sector), earlier retirement, longer holidays, higher child allowances and cheaper travel, all in the knowledge that their jobs are secure for life.
Workers have been staying on the job longer rather than "featherbedding" their hours by, for example, queuing up early to clock off as soon as the shift ends.Second, tough times are forcing firms to strain every brain cell to become more efficient.
