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Thesaurus: like turkeys voting for Christmas

like turkeys voting for Christmas (simile, Britain, humorous, of an action) Self-defeating or serving to bring about a situation detrimental to the person performing the action.

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  1. like turkeys voting for Christmas (simile, Britain, humorous, of an action) Self-defeating or serving to bring about a situation detrimental to the person performing the action.