could not get elected dogcatcher

短语

发音

UK /kəd ˌnɒt ɡɛt ɪˌlɛktɪd ˈdɒɡkæt͡ʃə/
US /kəd ˌnɑt ɡɛt əˌlɛktɪd ˈdɔɡˌkæt͡ʃəɹ/
AU
US /-iˌlɛktɪd-/

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    Said of someone, particularly a politician, who is extremely unpopular.

    美国 习语 政治

词源

Dogcatchers are virtually never elected to their posts; the phrase is hyperbole, using dogcatcher to indicate the most lowly conceivable office.

来源：wiktionary