marzipan layer

English

Etymology

By analogy with the layer of marzipan below the icing on a Christmas cake.

Pronunciation

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Noun

marzipan layer (plural marzipan layers)

  1. (British, slang, finance) The stockbroking executives immediately below the partners in a firm.
  2. (by extension) All those just below the highest echelon in any sphere.

Synonyms

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