TURN THUMBS DOWN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does turn thumbs down mean? 

• TURN THUMBS DOWN (verb)
  The verb TURN THUMBS DOWN has 1 sense:

1. vote against

  Familiarity information: TURN THUMBS DOWN used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TURN THUMBS DOWN (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Vote against

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

turn thumbs down; vote down

Context example:

The faculty turned thumbs down on the candidate for the Dean position

Hypernyms (to "turn thumbs down" is one way to...):

vote (express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP