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) stockbroking executives immediately below the partners in a firm
2. (by extension) all those just below the highest echelon in any sphere