Give (someone Or Something) The Thumbs Up Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Give (someone Or Something) The Thumbs Up Idiom mean?

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give (someone or something) the thumbs up What does give (someone or something) the thumbs up mean?	to be in favor of someone or something	The city gave the music festival organizers the thumbs up to have the music festival.
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You can't teach an old dog new tricks. What does "You can't teach an old dog new tricks." mean?	people become used to their way of doing things and you can't get them to change	You can't teach an old dog new tricks and my grandfather will never miss drinking a glass of milk before he goes to bed.

heart stands still What does "heart stands still" mean?	be very frightened or worried	My heart stood still when I heard the story about the little boy and the fire.
push (someone) around What does "push (someone) around" mean?	to make someone do what you want	The sales manager is always pushing around his salespeople.
interested in (someone) What does "interested in (someone)" mean?	have a romantic interest in someone and possibly want to date that person	have a romantic interest in someone and possibly want to date that personMy sister has been interested in one of the students in her university biology class for many months now.
in defiance of (someone or something) What does "in defiance of (someone or something)" mean?	in resistence to someone or someone's orders	The union was in defiance of the court order and was given a large fine.
For Pete's sake What does "For Pete's sake" mean?	This is used as an exclamation to show exasperation or irritation.
take the law into one's own hands What does "take the law into one's own hands" mean?	to attempt to administer the law oneself	The citizens took the law into their own hands when they arrested the man who had cut down the tree.
say (something) to (someone's) face What does "say (something) to (someone's) face" mean?	to say something (often unpleasant) directly to someone	My supervisor always complains about me but she is afraid to say anything to my face.

come up trumps What does "come up trumps" mean?	to complete something well or successfully, to have a better performance or outcome than is expected (trumps are playing cards that are chosen to be ranked higher than the other cards)	We entered the contest with little hope of success but our performance came up trumps which was a big surprise to everyone.
cross one`s fingers What does "cross one`s fingers" mean?	to cross two fingers of one hand to hope or wish for good luck	I crossed my fingers that I would get the job that I had applied for.
grow to do/like (something) What does "grow to do/like (something)" mean?	to gradually begin to do something or like someone or something	I am growing to like the people who live next door to me.
fucker What does "fucker" mean?	a person with many negative traits (used pejoratively or disparagingly; rarely used for women).	He's such a fucker.

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Give (someone Or Something) The Thumbs Up Idiom