turn thumbs down
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Legislators, Democratic and Republican, should turn thumbs down on it.
From Washington Times • Dec. 13, 2016
Some of them still applaud Keynes, at least with one hand, but others turn thumbs down.
From Time Magazine Archive
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But outspoken army camoufleurs turn thumbs down on dazzle.
From Time Magazine Archive
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When he hears that I want to go gallivanting off all over the Universe with you guys, he is very likely to turn thumbs down on the whole deal.
From Islands of Space by Campbell, John Wood
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