take a straw poll
take a straw poll
To conduct an unofficial vote, poll, or survey to gauge the voting public's opinion of an issue or a political candidate. After taking the latest straw poll, the incumbent president is placed well ahead of his opponent. However, it's eight weeks until the election, and a lot can happen in that time.
See also: poll, straw, take
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- straw poll
- straw vote
- stalking horse
- a stalking horse
- called to straw
- not worth a straw
- conduct (someone or something) into (some place)
- conduct into
- donkey’s breakfast
- donkey's breakfast