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词汇 them and us
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them and us
in a them and us situation, two groups of people believe they are very different from each other and do not like each other, often because one group has more power than the other.
Separate restaurants for managers and staff have reinforced the them and us divide.
idiomthem and usused about a situation in which two groups feel that they are very different, and behave like enemies when they should be working together:Do you feel there's a sort of them and us attitude between the arts and the business world?We're trying to deal with the them and us syndrome, and prove that managers have a lot in common with workers.

us and them

A phrase describing the perception of an antagonistic or fraught relationship between two groups, especially those with unequal power, influence, privileges, etc. It doesn't have to always be us and them. We need to start seeing people as individuals with unique views—not just grouping everyone into one of two sides. An us and them mentality is driving the labor negotiations, and it shows in the lack of progress that's been made.

ˌthem and ˈus

used to describe a situation in which two groups are opposed to each other, often with one group more powerful than the other: We should try to get away from a ‘them and us’ attitude between employers and workers.
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