turn thumbs down

Idioms and Phrases

see under thumbs up .

Example Sentences

We then paid attention to the dangers presented by his administration and turned thumbs down on a second administration by a wider margin of 7 million votes.

From Seattle Times

In this Central Valley congressional battleground, Democrats praise the Jan. 6 investigation while Republicans tune out or turn thumbs down.

From Los Angeles Times

The Department of Justice turned thumbs down on the merger in 2015, but its announcement had an ominous tone.

From Los Angeles Times

But during her tenure as CEO, investors fled oil exploration stocks and have turned thumbs down on Occidental’s shares.

From Reuters

He returned to the Senate chamber, an incision from surgery still fresh above his left eye, and turned thumbs down on a GOP plan to replace the Affordable Care Act.

From Washington Post

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