dead wood
See also: deadwood and Deadwood
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Noun
dead wood (uncountable)
- (uncountable, idiomatic, management) Personnel no longer contributing to an organization.
- Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see dead, wood.
Derived terms
- put the dead wood on
See also
- clean house
- deadwood
- Deadwood