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
Evadne-Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Baltimore['bɔ:ltimɔ:]
TadijaTAH-dee-yahCroatian
Antonij-Macedonian
Hobson['hɔbsn]
Kanta-Indian, Hindi, Bengali