boiled frog

English

Noun

boiled frog (plural boiled frogs)

1. Alternative form of boiling frog
   • 2001, Harriet R. Feldman, Strategies for Nursing Leadership, page 23:

     The time to change is now, not when one is the boiled frog.

   • 2006, Charles R. Stoner, Jennifer Robin, A Life in Balance: Finding Meaning in a Chaotic World, page 124:

     Unfortunately, in this analogy, you are the boiled frog!

   • 2013, P. Reed Maurer, They Do Well Who Do Good, page 107:

     Given a modest knowledge of the players, we cannot escape the conclusion there are too many boiled frogs managing companies who are losing market share and falling further behind the leaders.