political football

短语

发音

AU

词形变化

political footballs 复数 political footballs

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A contentious political issue or problem that is often debated or discussed, but that remains unresolved; an issue or problem which is avoided by authorities and handed off to others.

    可数 习语 不可数
  2. 2.

    Ongoing unproductive wrangling or posturing between political factions, resulting in failure to deal with an issue or problem in a decisive or appropriate way.

    习语 不可数 可数

词源

An allusion to being "kicked back and forth" by opposing politicians, like a ball.

来源：wiktionary