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
CressidaKRES-ə-də (English)Literature
Jone[dʒɔ:]
Dunya-Russian
Frea-Norse Mythology
Nkruma-Western African, Akan
Honokaho-no-kahJapanese