vote with one's feet



vote with one's feet

Indicate one's disapproval by walking out or emigrating, as in The service was so bad that we decided to vote with our feet, or Thousands of Hong Kong residents voted with their feet and left before the Chinese takeover . [Slang; mid-1900s]
See also: feet, vote

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
KimberleyKIM-bər-leeEnglish
Gu&Eth;RÚN-Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Tiphaine-French
Mbali-Southern African, Zulu
HiltrudHIL-trootGerman
Eleazarel-ee-AY-zər (English)Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek