English Dictionary

vote with one's feet

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To express one's preferences through one's actions, by voluntarily participating in or withdrawing from an activity, group, or process; especially, by physical migration to leave a situation one does not like, or to move to a situation one regards as more beneficial.

日本語の意味

（比喩的表現で）自らの行動によって好みや支持を示す、つまりその場に留まるか去るかという形で自分の意思を表明すること。 / 主に不満のある状況や不都合な環境から自発的に離れる、またはより好ましい状況に移ることを指す。

When one feels undervalued at work, it's common to vote with one's feet rather than voicing complaints.

職場で軽んじられていると感じるとき、人は不満を言うより去ることで意思を示すことが多い。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To express one's preferences through one's actions, by voluntarily participating in or withdrawing from an activity, group, or process; especially, by physical migration to leave a situation one does not like, or to move to a situation one regards as more beneficial.

But Khrushchev's economic plan for the East Germans means a new kind of dependence on their old Russian foes, and its fulfillment is a political question—on which East Germans, whatever their phony 99.9% elections say, still vote with their feet by fleeing West at the rate of 2,000 a week.

votes with one's feet （ present singular third-person ）

voting with one's feet （ participle present ）

voted with one's feet （ participle past ）

voted with one's feet （ past ）