词组 | vote with your feet |
释义 | Idiom vote with your feetvote with (your) feet to show that you do not support something, especially an organization or a product, by not using or not buying it any more.Parents are voting with their feet and moving their children to schools where there is better discipline. vote with (one's) feetTo show one's approval or disapproval of something through one's presence or absence, especially disapproval through leaving a place by walking out. After his inappropriate comment, we all voted with our feet and just walked away, leaving him standing there alone. If you want to support local businesses, you need to vote with your feet and your dollars—show up and buy stuff! vote with your feetCOMMON If people vote with their feet, they show their dislike of a place, event or situation by leaving it. It seems thousands of people are already voting with their feet, and leaving the country in the hope of a better life. If the city's economic situation gets any worse, rich people will vote with their feet. vote with your feetindicate an opinion by being present or absent. 1982 Christian Order Uncounted thousands have ‘voted with their feet’, i.e., have left the Church. ˌvote with your ˈfeetshow that you dislike or disagree with something by leaving a place or an organization: If shoppers don’t like the new market, they’ll vote with their feet and go elsewhere. |
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