boiled frog

English

Noun

boiled frog (plural boiled frogs)

  1. Alternative form of boiling frog
    • 2001, Harriet R. Feldman, Strategies for Nursing Leadership, page 23:
      The time to change is now, not when one is the boiled frog.
    • 2006, Charles R. Stoner, Jennifer Robin, A Life in Balance: Finding Meaning in a Chaotic World, page 124:
      Unfortunately, in this analogy, you are the boiled frog!
    • 2013, P. Reed Maurer, They Do Well Who Do Good, page 107:
      Given a modest knowledge of the players, we cannot escape the conclusion there are too many boiled frogs managing companies who are losing market share and falling further behind the leaders.
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