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Phrase(s): 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 up on Carl as the new manager. • When the boss turned thumbs up, I knew everything was okay.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs