could not get elected dogcatcher

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von could not get elected dogcatcher im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

Is unpopular, particularly of politicians

Men like him couldn't get elected dogcatcher. He was a natural lieutenant, not a leader, and it was a fact he accepted with neither bitterness nor regret.

Silbentrennung

could not get elected dog·catch·er

Etymologie

() US, 1880s.