carrot-and-stick
car·rot–and–stick
adj \ˌker-ət-ən-ˈstik, ˌka-rət-\Definition of CARROT-AND-STICK
: characterized by the use of both reward and punishment to induce cooperation <carrot–and–stick foreign policy>
Origin of CARROT-AND-STICK
from the traditional alternatives of driving a donkey on by either holding out a carrot or whipping it with a stick
First Known Use: 1876
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