English Dictionary

magic asterisk

名詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic, politics, economics) an unspecified future budget cut, especially an imaginary cut.

日本語の意味

架空の、または実現されない将来の予算削減。特に政治や経済の文脈で、実際には行われない仮想的な削減案を示す表現。

The mayor's education initiative looked generous, but budget analysts warned it relied on a magic asterisk that would shift real cuts into a later fiscal year.

市長の教育施策は一見寛大に見えたが、予算の専門家はそれが実際の削減を後の会計年度に先送りする、将来の不確定な予算削減に依存していると警告した。

意味（1）

(idiomatic, politics, economics) an unspecified future budget cut, especially an imaginary cut.

The other technique, known as the magic asterisk, consisted of hiding phony cuts in the small print of various budget documents in order to exaggerate the Administration's success in spending reduction and to minimize the projected deficit.

magic asterisks （ plural ）