pig in the pipe
n.— «The economic impact of this glut of postwar children is familiar to those in the City, who refer to it as the “pig in the pipe”—the visible signs of the baby boomers charging through the decades.» —“The great generational robbery” by Faisal Islam New Statesman (London, United Kingdom) Mar. 5, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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