So far, the benefits of falling crude oil prices haven't trickled down to consumers.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
trickle down to sb/sth — UK US trickle down (to sb/sth) Phrasal Verb with trickle({{}}/ˈtrɪkl/ verb [I] ► to start at the top of a system, organization, etc. and spread to all of it: »So far, the benefits of falling crude oil prices haven t trickled down to consumers. →… … Financial and business terms
trickle down — An economic theory that the support of businesses that allows them to flourish will eventually benefit middle and lower income people, in the form of increased economic activity and reduced unemployment. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * UK US … Financial and business terms
trickle down to sb — UK US trickle down (to sb/sth) Phrasal Verb with trickle({{}}/ˈtrɪkl/ verb [I] ► to start at the top of a system, organization, etc. and spread to all of it: »So far, the benefits of falling crude oil prices haven t trickled down to consumers. →… … Financial and business terms
trickle — trick‧le [ˈtrɪkl] verb [intransitive] to move somewhere slowly and in very small numbers or amounts: • Only four or five customers had trickled in by 11:30. • Details of the programs have trickled out over the past weeks, but haven t been widely … Financial and business terms
sweat — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ light ▪ clammy ▪ My shirt stuck to the clammy sweat on my back. ▪ cold … Collocations dictionary
tear — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun from the eyes ADJECTIVE ▪ angry, bitter, emotional ▪ There were angry tears in Lily s eyes. ▪ happy ▪ burning, f … Collocations dictionary
perspiration — noun … OF PERSPIRATION ▪ bead, drop ▪ Great beads of perspiration trickled down his forehead. VERB + PERSPIRATION ▪ wipe ▪ He wiped the perspiration from his brow … Collocations dictionary
effect — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 change that is caused by sth ADJECTIVE ▪ decisive, dramatic, far reaching, important, marked, powerful, profound, pronounced, significant … Collocations dictionary
blood — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cold, hot, warm ▪ clotted, congealed, dried ▪ fresh ▪ arterial … Collocations dictionary
rain — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ driving, hard, lashing (esp. BrE), pelting, pounding (esp. AmE) ▪ drenching, heavy, pouring, torr … Collocations dictionary
