Sekirov Dictionary

could not get elected dogcatcher

UK /kəd ˌnɒt ɡɛt ɪˌlɛktɪd ˈdɒɡkæt͡ʃə/US /kʊd ˌnɑt ɡɛt əˌlɛktɪd ˈdɔɡˌkæt͡ʃəɹ/

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(US) Said of someone, particularly a politician, who is extremely unpopular.
- 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. — 2006

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