turn thumbs up



turn thumbs up (on someone or something)

Fig. to accept someone or something; to approve someone or something. The board of directors turned thumbs up on my proposal and voted to fund the project. The committee turned thumbs upon Carl as the new manager. When the boss turned thumbs up, I knew everything was okay.
See also: thumb, turn, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
HarlowHAHR-loEnglish
Moody['mu:di]
WileyWIE-leeEnglish
Elpidio-Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Mariano-Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Almir (2)-Bosnian