the old boy network
noun /ði ˌəʊld ˈbɔɪ netwɜːk/
/ði ˌəʊld ˈbɔɪ netwɜːrk/
[singular] (British English, informal, often disapproving)- (especially in the past) the situation in many British companies, government departments and branches of the armed forces where people give jobs and other privileges to 'old boys' (= former students) of the public school or university that they went to
老男孩网：（尤其是在过去）许多英国公司，政府部门和武装部队部门的情况，人们向公立学校或大学的“老男孩”（即以前的学生）提供工作和其他特权，他们去了 - Most of the managers were chosen by the old boy network and many of them turned out to be incompetent.
大多数经理都是由老男孩网络选择的，他们中的许多人都不称职。
- Most of the managers were chosen by the old boy network and many of them turned out to be incompetent.