give the thumbs down



give something the thumbs down

to show that you do not like or approve of something, or that you will not allow something to happen The committee gave my suggestion the thumbs down.
See also: down, give, thumb

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Aki (2)ah-keeJapanese
SÓLveig-Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Aparna-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali
JevgĒŅIjs-Latvian
Dafydd-Welsh
Rehav'am-Biblical Hebrew