vote with one's feet

vote with one's feet
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, and its fulfillment is a political question—on which East Germans, whatever their phony 99.9% elections say, still vote with their feet by fleeing West at the rate of 2,000 a week.


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  • 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 — 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 —    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 — 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

  • Vote with one's feet — 1. express one s disapproval by leaving; 2. public exhibition of sympathy, opposition, etc., as a mass meeting, demonstration or march …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • vote with one's feet — Australian Slang 1. express one s disapproval by leaving; 2. public exhibition of sympathy, opposition, etc., as a mass meeting, demonstration or march …   English dialects glossary

  • vote with one's feet — express one s disapprobation by leaving; public display of sympathy or opposition carried out as a mass demonstration or march …   English contemporary dictionary

  • vote — ► NOUN 1) a formal indication of a choice between two or more candidates or courses of action. 2) (the vote) the right to participate in an election. 3) (the vote) a particular body of electors or the votes cast by them: the green vote. ► VERB 1) …   English terms dictionary

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