Expecting them to accept a decrease in salary would be like turkeys voting for Christmas.
English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.
like turkeys voting for Christmas — 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. Teachers agreeing to even larger class sizes … New idioms dictionary
like turkeys voting for an early Christmas — 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. Teachers agreeing to even larger class sizes … New idioms dictionary
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