February 11, 2016 Word of the Day
A thumbs-up
Definition of THUMBS-UP
[singular]
: a gesture in which you hold your hand out with your thumb pointed up in order to say yes, to show approval, etc.
The coach gave me a thumbs-up after I scored the goal.
— often used figuratively
Our proposal got the thumbs-up. [=our proposal was approved]
The movie got a thumbs-up from most critics. [=most critics liked the movie]
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