| 单词 | straw vote |
| 释义 | straw voteSEE SYNONYMS FOR straw vote ON THESAURUS.COM nounan unofficial vote taken to obtain an indication of the general trend of opinion on a particular issue. Also called straw poll . Origin of straw voteAn Americanism dating back to 1885–90 Words nearby straw votestraw mite, straw mushroom, straw poll, Strawson, straw that breaks the camel's back, straw vote, strawweight, straw wine, strawworm, strawy, straw yellow Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for straw vote
Idioms and Phrases with straw votestraw vote Also, straw poll. An unofficial vote or poll indicating how people feel about a candidate or issue. For example, Let's take a straw poll on the bill and see how it fares. This idiom alludes to a straw used to show in what direction the wind blows, in this case the wind of public opinion. O. Henry joked about it in A Ruler of Men (1907): “A straw vote only shows which way the hot air blows.” [c. 1885] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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