a chicken in every pot

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Definition of a chicken in every pot in English English dictionary

suggestive of general welfare or prosperity

At least nowadays we have a chicken in every pot, and a car in every garage to boot!.

Hyphenation

a chick·en in eve·ry pot

Turkish pronunciation

ı çîkın în evri pät

Pronunciation

/ə ˈʧəkən ən ˈevrē ˈpät/ /ə ˈʧɪkən ɪn ˈɛvriː ˈpɑːt/

Etymology

() First stated by Henry IV of France as, "I want there to be no peasant in my realm so poor that he will not have a chicken in his pot every Sunday," and later in the United States during the Hoover campaign for presidency as part of an advertisement.