turn thumbs down on someone/something



turn thumbs down (on someone/something)

tv. to reject someone or something. The board turned thumbs down on Rocko’s application for parole.
See also: down, on, thumb, turn

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lauretta[lɔ:'retə]
Alessaah-LES-sahItalian
OrtrunAWRT-roonGerman
Shelly['ʃeli]
Kasparas-Lithuanian
Lis-Danish, Swedish, Norwegian