local

all politics is local

Because voters are strongly influenced by the political decisions that impact their everyday lives, politicians must make them a priority, in order to stay in office. A: "I'm shocked by how many times the candidates have come to our little town." B: "Well, they know who votes for them, and all politics is local, after all."
See also: all, local, politics

couldn't organise a chook raffle in a (country) pub

(Someone) is utterly incompetent or unable to arrange things successfully; (someone) can't even manage or carry out the simplest of tasks. ("Chook" is an informal term for a hen or chicken.) Primarily heard in Australia. I'm not surprised Marie's event was a disaster—she couldn't organise a chook raffle in a country pub! The leaders of this country couldn't organise a chook raffle in a country pub, let alone overhaul the entire tax code! No wonder the strike failed. Those dipsticks couldn't organise a chook raffle in a pub!
See also: chook, organise, pub, raffle

local yokel

A native resident of a rural location, often with the derogatory implication that they are less intelligent, refined, or cultured than someone from a city. You're certainly more interesting than the local yokels I knew back in Arkansas. Just stop and ask some local yokel for directions.
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local-derby

In football (soccer), a match between two teams that are based in areas geographically close to one another. Primarily heard in UK. I'm watching the local derby between Chelsea and Arsenal right now, but maybe I'll see you later.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

local yokel

a local resident of a rural place. (Mildly derogatory.) One of the local yokels helped me change the tire. The local yokels all listen to the same radio station.
See also: local
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

local yokel

A native or inhabitant of a particular locale, as in She's only gone out with local yokels, so she's not used to more sophisticated men. This disparaging rhyming term was first used by troops stationed away from home. [Slang; mid-1900s]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

local yokel

(ˈloklæ ˈjoklæ)
n. a local resident of a rural place. (Mildly derogatory.) One of the local yokels helped me change the tire.
See also: local
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • all politics is local
  • a man of the people
  • a man/woman of the people
  • kitchen-sink drama
  • come first
  • yellow state
  • kitchen-sink
  • here to stay
  • be here to stay
  • take (something) to heart
References in periodicals archive
"We were local before local was cool," Kurt Schertle, then executive vice president of sales and merchandising for Weis Markets, said at the time of the 2013 campaign.
Think Closer to Home
Local butchers shops in particular have also enjoyed a revival in recent months, thanks to the horse meat food scare.
Support your village community
Dean Student/Athlete Scholarship, local; Joseph Ginisi Scholarship, local; Millbury Coaches' Club Scholarship, local; Millbury Little League Scholarship: Roland Shepard Award, local; Millbury Pee Wee Basketball Scholarship, local
Millbury Jr./Sr. High School scholarships and awards
Ancient dioceses were much closer to the size of contemporary parishes, and therefore the intimacy of local community was at one time experienced on the diocesan level.
Who's the boss?
go2 also operates over 120 mobile, local search and content sites dedicated to specific colleges and universities throughout the U.S.
LOCAL CONTENT WEBSITES REACH ONE BILLION LANDMARK
Milwaukee's recycling infrastructure made it impossible for ReMix to monitor magazine and catalog recycling across the intended local campaign area with just one MRF, so, three facilities were contacted and asked to participate.
Into the ReMix: the ReMix program brings private and public interests together to increase magazine collection rates
Statewide, property taxes accounted for 92 percent of all local revenue in 2003-2004, the latest year for which a statewide breakdown of local revenue was available.
Never-ending cycle: Illinois' reliance on property taxes as the major source of school funding has major consequences for communities throughout the state
He laments the fact that ordinary Americans eat crap, and he frequently returns to the dubious claim that intensive local organic farms produce more calories per acre than industrial cornfields.
How the upper crust eats: food as a status symbol
Settlers were unfamiliar with the local ecology and often expected to turn wasteland overnight into rich farms.
Insecurity, outlawry and social order: banditry in China's Heilongjiang frontier region, 1900-1931
The counsel pointed out that recently, drastic changes were made to the local government law through the KP Local Government (Amendment) Act, 2019.
High court stays local body electoral process
Punjab Assembly had earlier on Tuesday passed two Bills to replace the existing local bodies with a new local government system amid protest by opposition parties, particularly the PML-N.
New Punjab local bodies system challenged in LHC
The petition pleaded that through the new bill, the current local government institutions will be eliminated and local bodies representatives will lose their positions.
LHC moved against Punjab Local Govt Bill
PESHAWAR -- European Union (EU) Tuesday expressed willingness to impart training for capacity building of local government representatives in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
EU to impart training for capacity building of LG representatives
According to him, the APC won in Ikara, Kubau, Makarfi, Kudan, Giwa, Kauru and Soba local government areas.
INEC Declares El-Rufai Kaduna Governor-Elect
ISLAMABAD -- Mayor Lahore has moved Supreme Court (SC) for restraining Punjab government from interfering in powers of local body government.
SC moved for restraining Punjab govt from meddling in the powers of local bodies govt