cast (one's) vote
cast (one's) vote
1. To vote in an election or other such contest in which votes are collected; to vote. You seem happy about the results of the election. I guess I know which candidate you cast your vote for! I need to go to the polling place and cast my vote!
2. To share one's opinion on something (which could involve informal "voting"). If I get a say in the matter, I cast my vote in favor of a new microwave for the break room! Raise your hand to cast your vote for lower monthly dues!
See also: cast, vote
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
cast one's vote
to vote; to place one's ballot in the ballot box. The citizens cast their votes for president. The wait in line to cast one's vote was almost an hour.
See also: cast, vote
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- cast vote
- go to the polls
- take second place
- comeback, to make/stage a
- war chest
- hat in the ring, to put/throw one's
- body politic
- another county heard from
- county
- stuff the ballot box