iron cage
Noun
Meaning
a cage from which there is no escape
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Hypernyms
Examples
Our own relentless search for novelty and social status locks us into an iron cage of consumerism. Affluence has itself betrayed us.
Noun
a cage from which there is no escape
Source: WordNetOur own relentless search for novelty and social status locks us into an iron cage of consumerism. Affluence has itself betrayed us.