Voted with his feet?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> - <span word="West">West</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Princeton">Princeton</span> – <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="First">First</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> “<span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>” <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> “<span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>” <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ballot">ballot</span> <span word="sheet">sheet</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>.</p><p><span word="No">No</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="idioms">idioms</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="value">value</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Vote">Vote</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="chooses">chooses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="metaphorical">metaphorical</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="disapproval">disapproval</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="something">something</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="talking">talking</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="West">West</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Princeton">Princeton</span>, <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="prefers">prefers</span> <span word="Princeton">Princeton</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> “<span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>” <span word="really">really</span> <span word="means">means</span> – <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="preference">preference</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="concrete">concrete</span> <span word="action">action</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="divided">divided</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span>. <span word="Say">Say</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="marry">marry</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="sex">sex</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>-<span word="wise">wise</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="whence">whence</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="come">come</span>.</p>
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