C1idiompoliticsIELTS-friendly
vote with your feet
USUK
to show you dislike something by leaving or by no longer using it
Used for customers, citizens and workers. It describes action, not an actual vote.
In context
When the fees went up, students voted with their feet and moved to other schools.
If customers don't like the new app, they'll vote with their feet.
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- a hot potatoa difficult issue that people disagree about and nobody wants to deal with
- a lame ducka politician or government with little real power, often near the end of a term in office