a political football



a political football

a problem that politicians from different parties argue about and try to use in order to get an advantage for themselves We don't want the immigration issue to become a political football.
See also: football, political

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Yaron-Hebrew
Ivanka-Bulgarian, Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Iovis-Roman Mythology
GlÁUcia-Portuguese
Tullia-Italian, Ancient Roman
MarigoldMER-ə-gold, MAR-ə-goldEnglish (Rare)