counting noses
Example Sentences
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“I’m not going to be counting noses as to who would support or not support that at this stage, but I may down the road.”
From Fox News ● Jan. 28, 2020
In 1950 this good temper was a little harder to explain, for beyond simply counting noses, the Government was setting out on a curbstone character reading of the country.
From Time Magazine Archive
Factually describing nonsense is about as profitable as counting noses at Times Square.
From Time Magazine Archive
And counting noses, they seemed to have the votes to work their will.
From Time Magazine Archive
Possibly the reason the House of Commons does not express the will of the people is, that its members are merely selected in a loose, vague way and by merely counting noses.
From Crowds A Moving-Picture of Democracy by Lee, Gerald Stanley
