vote with one's feet
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Meaning · English
Show approval or disapproval by leaving or staying
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
thể hiện sự chấp thuận hoặc không chấp thuận bằng cách rời đi hoặc ở lại
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: walk away to register a decision
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
The audience voted with their feet and left the theater early
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “vote with one's feet” mean?
Show approval or disapproval by leaving or staying Literally: walk away to register a decision
Is “vote with one's feet” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.