Know your English: Many fans chose to vote with their feet
This article explains the idiom 'vote with one's feet' as a way of expressing dissatisfaction by leaving a situation. It also provides a linguistic breakdown of the word 'pudgy' and clarifies the grammatical usage of 'enough money' versus 'money enough'.
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When a shop decides to increase the price of all its products for no reason at all, what is the normal reaction of the people who frequent the place? Some band together and organise a protest, hoping that the management will come to its senses, and lower the prices. Others, simply choose to walk out; they show their displeasure by taking their business elsewhere. They actively look for and find new places to buy their daily needs; they do the disappearing act. This manner of expressing one’s anger or dissatisfaction by choosing to walk out of a situation is usually referred to as ‘vote with the feet’.
When the Board decided to hike the price of tickets, many fans chose to vote with their feet, and stopped going to matches.
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