English / idiom
Belt and Suspenders
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Using multiple redundant safeguards to ensure that nothing goes wrong.
In context
01
Backing up experimental data to both cloud servers and encrypted hard drives is a belt and suspenders method.
02
She applied a belt and suspenders approach by having two independent peers review her statistical models.
Synonyms
double protection,failsafe measure,extra precaution
Antonyms
reckless risk,negligence,careless gamble
Collocations
belt and suspenders approach,belt and suspenders strategy,belt and suspenders policy