Turn Thumbs Down

  

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Turn Thumbs Down

Definition: Turn Thumbs Down

Turn Thumbs Down

Verb

1. Vote against; "The faculty turned thumbs down on the candidate for the Dean position".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonym: Turn Thumbs Down

Synonym: vote down (v). (additional references)

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Expression: Turn Thumbs Down

Expression using "turn thumbs down": turn thumbs down on. Additional references.

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Modern Translation: Turn Thumbs Down

Language Translations for "turn thumbs down"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Russian 

  

решительно отклонять. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

reddetmek (abnegate, cast off, challenge, controvert, damn, declare off, deny, disaffirm, disallow, disapprove, disavow, disdain, dismiss, disown, dispute, draw the line, fall down, gainsay, negate, negative, Nix, overrule, protest, quash, rebut, refuse, refute, reject, renege, renounce, repel, repudiate, rule out, scout, set aside, spurn, take objection to, throw out, turn back, turn down, turn thumbs down on, veto, wave aside), kabul etmemek (cast to the winds, decline, disapprove, disclaim, gainsay, refuse, reject, repudiate, rule out, rule smth. out of order, turn thumbs down on, wave aside). (various references)

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Anagrams: Turn Thumbs Down

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "b-d-h-m-n-n-o-r-s-t-t-u-u-w"

-5 letters: downburst, downturns, nontruths, thumbnuts, turndowns, unbuttons.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Expressions
4. Translations: Modern
5. Anagrams
6. Bibliography


  

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