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take a dim view of
take a dim view of someone or something
to disapprove of someone or something. Of all the boys, the teacher likes Dave the least. She takes a dim view of him. I take a dim view of that law.
take a dim view of
Regard disapprovingly, as in I take a dim view of meeting every single week. This idiom, which uses dim in the sense of "unfavorable," was first recorded in 1947
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Beach | | [bi:tʃ] | |
Merrill | | ['merəl] | |
Henrietta | | hen-ree-ET-ə (English) | English, Hungarian, Finnish, Swedish, Dutch |
Aaren | | AR-ən, ER-ən | English (Rare) |
Germain | | zher-MEN | French |
Akemi | | ah-ke-mee | Japanese |