give the thumbs up

give something the thumbs up

to show that you like or approve of something or that you are happy for something to happen We all gave Mary's cake the thumbs up. A new injectable treatment has been given the thumbs up by the authority.

See twiddle thumbs

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Eliisa	E-lee:-sah	Finnish
Steen	-	Danish
CathÁN	-	Irish
Lenox	LEN-əks	Scottish, English (Rare)
Armor	['a:mə]
Golshan	-	Persian