Vote with one’s feet
To express one's dissatisfaction with something by leaving or walking away.The students were voting with their feet when they began to leave the... Read more →
Vote of thanks
A speech expressing appreciation and thanks to a speaker or organizer.The speaker received a vote of thanks from the audience.
Vote of confidence
A vote to see if a person or political party still has the majority's support.The government received a vote of confidence when everyone... Read more →
Vote down (something) vote (something) down
To defeat something in a vote.The proposal to extend the opening hours of nightclubs was voted down in the election.
Vim and vigor
Energy and enthusiasm.Our great aunt is always full of vim and vigor when we see her.
Vicious circle
An unbroken sequence of cause and effect with bad results.The man had fallen into a vicious circle of drinking too much and then losing his job... Read more →
Very well
Agreed, all right."Very well, if you want me to go I will go with you."
Very thing
The exact thing that is required.The new sofa was the very thing that we needed to make our house comfortable.
Very last
The end of something.We were able to buy the very last tickets to the concert.
Verge on (something)
To come close or approach something.The accident verged on becoming a major disaster.