poison pill

These are not the best of times for the poison pill.

Such plans are known in the financial world as "poison pills."

More companies are giving shareholders a say on poison pills.

"I suppose then you've turned those poison pills over to him?"

"I think he's trying to find a poison pill to kill it."

"I seem to recall you passing out poison pills not too long ago."

If Republicans are serious about legislation, they will drop these poison pills.

The poison pill and other proposed changes will be decided at a Northwest board meeting next week.

The poison pill was too much for the corporation to survive.

The union provision is nothing less than a poison pill to kill reform.