could not get elected dogcatcher

== English == === Etymology === Dogcatchers are virtually never elected to their posts; the phrase is hyperbole, using dogcatcher to indicate the most lowly conceivable office. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəd ˌnɒt ɡɛt ɪˌlɛktɪd ˈdɒɡkæt͡ʃə/ (General American) IPA(key): /kəd ˌnɑt ɡɛt əˌlɛktɪd ˈdɔɡˌkæt͡ʃəɹ/, /-iˌlɛktɪd-/ Hyphenation: could not get elect‧ed dog‧catch‧er === Phrase === could not get elected dogcatcher (idiomatic, chiefly US, politics, hyperbolic) Said of someone, particularly a politician, who is extremely unpopular. [from late 19th c.] ==== Usage notes ==== Also appears in variant forms such as could not be elected dogcatcher and couldn’t get elected dogcatcher. ==== Related terms ==== unelectable ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== run like a dry creek === References ===