Rosskur

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ross +‎ Kur

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʁɔskuːɐ̯/
  • (file)

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. (informal) drastic treatment, kill-or-cure remedy
    • 2019 February 23, Robert B. Fishman, “Imagepflege der Städte: Wer will Kulturhauptstadt werden?”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎, →ISSN:
      Die stramm konservative Regierungschefin Margret Thatcher hatte der britischen Wirtschaft eine neoliberale Rosskur verpasst, die die meisten alten Industriebetriebe in der Arbeiterstadt Liverpool nicht überlebten.
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Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading
  • “Rosskur” in Duden online
  • “Rosskur” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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