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
（特别是在过去）许多英国公司、政府部门和武装部队分支机构的情况，人们向他们就读的公立学校或大学的“老男孩”（=以前的学生）提供工作和其他特权 - Most of the managers were chosen by the old boy network and many of them turned out to be incompetent.
大多数经理是通过校友关系网上位的，他们中的很多人被证明不胜其任。
- Most of the managers were chosen by the old boy network and many of them turned out to be incompetent.