Como Pronunciar "political football"
expression
puh-LI-ti-kuhl FOOT-bawl
puh-LIT-i-kuhl FOOT-bawl
Definição
A situation or issue that politicians argue about or use for their own advantage, repeatedly tossing it back and forth, instead of solving it.
Transcrição IPA
Inglês Americano
pəˈɫɪtəkəɫ/, /pəˈɫɪtɪkəɫ/ /ˈfʊtˌbɔɫ
Inglês Britânico
pəlˈɪtɪkəl/ /fˈʊtbɔːl
Pronúncia Simplificada
EUA
puh-LI-ti-kuhl FOOT-bawl
UK
puh-LIT-i-kuhl FOOT-bawl
Ouça em Contexto
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.