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1turn 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 …
2turn 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./ …
3turn 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./ …
4turn\ 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 …
5turn 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 …
6turn thumbs down — disapprove or reject, say no My supervisor turned thumb downs to my plan to work on a more flexible schedule …
7vote 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 …
8thumb — thumbless, adj. thumblike, adj. /thum/, n. 1. the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger. 2. the corresponding digit in other animals; pollex. 3. the part of a glove or mitten for containing this digit. 4. Archit. an… …
9top brass — n. the highest leader(s); the boss(es). (Originally military.) □ The top brass turned thumbs down on the proposal. □ You’ll have to check it out with the top brass. She’ll be home around five …
10Pollice verso — or verso pollice is a Latin phrase, meaning with a turned thumb , that is used in the context of gladiatorial combat. It refers to the hand gesture used by Ancient Roman crowds to pass judgment on a defeated gladiator. The type of gesture… …
