skin in the game
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a personal investment or stake in a particular outcome, which motivates a person to be committed to achieving success or avoiding failure
Dialect
American
American
例
The company's executives have a lot of skin in the game because a significant portion of their compensation is tied to the company's stock performance. They will gain or lose based on how well the company does.
The shareholders voted against the executives' large bonuses because they felt the executives did not actually have enough skin in the game since the bonuses were guaranteed regardless of the company's performance.
