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turn thumbs down — verb vote against The faculty turned thumbs down on the candidate for the Dean position • Syn: ↑vote down • Hypernyms: ↑vote • Verb Frames: Somebody s PP * * * phrasal … Useful english dictionary
turn thumbs down — {v. phr.} To disapprove or reject; say no. Usually used with on . * /The company turned thumbs down on Mr. Smith s sales plan./ * /The men turned thumbs down on a strike at that time./ … Dictionary of American idioms
turn\ thumbs\ down — v. phr. To disapprove or reject; say no. Usually used with on . The company turned thumbs down on Mr. Smith s sales plan. The men turned thumbs down on a strike at that time … Словарь американских идиом
turn thumbs down (on someone or something) — tv. to reject someone or something. □ The board turned thumbs down on Rocko’s application for parole. □ The committee examined the proposal and turned thumbs down … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
turn thumbs down — disapprove or reject, say no My supervisor turned thumb downs to my plan to work on a more flexible schedule … Idioms and examples
thumbs down — 1. n. a sign of disapproval. (See also turn thumbs down (on someone or something).) □ The board gave our proposal a thumbs down. □ Not another thumbs down! 2. mod. disapproving; negative. □ … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
thumbs-down — n refusal, rejection, disapproval, negation, rebuff, no, turn down ≠ thumbs up * * * ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: from the imperative phrase thumbs down : the act … Useful english dictionary
turn down — I v. reject, repudiate. See rejection. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To decrease in volume, etc.] Syn. hush, lower, curb; see decrease 2 . 2. [To refuse] Syn. reject, decline, rebuff; see refuse 1 , scorn 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. reject,… … English dictionary for students
turn — v 1. rotate, spin, revolve, Archaic. trundle; swivel, pivot, wheel, caracole; roll, rev, twirl, twiddle, crank; reel, circumvolve, circumrotate, gyre; gyrate, circle, whirl, circumduct; swirl, eddy, circulate, move in circles, go round; (of the… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
vote down — verb 1. thwart the passage of (Freq. 1) kill a motion he shot down the student s proposal • Syn: ↑kill, ↑shoot down, ↑defeat, ↑vote out • Derivationally related forms … Useful english dictionary
