كيف تنطق "political football"

expression

puh-LI-ti-kuhl FOOT-bawl

puh-LIT-i-kuhl FOOT-bawl

التعريف

A situation or issue that politicians argue about or use for their own advantage, repeatedly tossing it back and forth, instead of solving it.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

pəˈɫɪtəkəɫ/, /pəˈɫɪtɪkəɫ/ /ˈfʊtˌbɔɫ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

pəlˈɪtɪkəl/ /fˈʊtbɔːl

أمريكي

puh-LI-ti-kuhl FOOT-bawl

بريطاني

puh-LIT-i-kuhl FOOT-bawl

The issue of healthcare reform has become a political football.

Education funding is often treated as a political football during elections.

The debate over immigration has turned into a political football.

When budgets are tight, public transportation becomes a political football every year.