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like turkeys voting for Christmas

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like turkeys voting for (an early) Christmas (British & Australian humorous)

if people are like turkeys voting for Christmas, they choose to accept a situation which will have very bad results for them

Usage notes: Turkeys are large birds which are often eaten on Christmas Day.

Teachers agreeing to even larger class sizes would be like turkeys voting for Christmas.

See also: Christmas, like, turkey, vote

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