vote with feet

vote with feet
vote 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.


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • vote with your feet — vote with your feet/wallet phrase to express an opinion through your actions, for example by not going to a place or by deciding not to spend money Cinemagoers started voting with their feet. Thesaurus: to give your opinionsynonym Main entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • vote with your wallet — vote with your feet/wallet phrase to express an opinion through your actions, for example by not going to a place or by deciding not to spend money Cinemagoers started voting with their feet. Thesaurus: to give your opinionsynonym Main entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • vote with your feet — vote 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… …   New idioms dictionary

  • vote with one's feet — ► vote with one s feet informal indicate an opinion by being present or absent or by some other course of action. Main Entry: ↑vote …   English terms dictionary

  • vote with one's feet —    If you vote with your feet, your show your dislike or disapproval of something by leaving.     If the conference is boring, people will probably vote with their feet …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • vote with one's feet — phrasal : to express one s disapproval or dissatisfaction by leaving * * * vote with one s feet To indicate one s dissatisfaction with a situation or conditions by leaving • • • Main Entry: ↑vote * * * informal indicate an opinion by being… …   Useful english dictionary

  • vote with one's feet — verb To express ones preferences through ones actions, by voluntarily participating in or withdrawing from an activity, group, or process. But Khrushchevs economic plan for the East Germans means a new kind of dependence on their old Russian foes …   Wiktionary

  • vote with one’s feet — in. to show one’s displeasure by walking out. □ A lot of people are voting with their feet. Customers clearly don’t like our goods. □ When the audience votes with its feet, you know you don’t have a hit …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • vote with one's feet — informal indicate an opinion by being present or absent. → vote …   English new terms dictionary

  • vote with one's feet — phrasal to express one s disapproval or dissatisfaction by leaving …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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