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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Heru	-	Egyptian Mythology
Oluwaseyi	-	Western African, Yoruba
Methoataske	-	Native American, Shawnee
ThÉOdore	te-o-DOR	French
Finn	[fin]
Mitsuko	mee-tsoo-ko	Japanese