frown on/upon
phrasal verb
frowned on/upon; frowning on/upon; frowns on/upon
: to disapprove of (something)
The company frowns on dating among employees.
Public expressions of affection are frowned upon in many cultures.
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My second therapist taught me about boundaries, another practice the Latine community tends to frown upon.
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Kat Lazo, refinery29.com, 9 Apr. 2024
Appeals courts typically frown upon overturning jury decisions, barring some glaring error or misconduct.
—Jonah E. Bromwich, New York Times, 1 June 2024
California will audit its telework policies as workers frown on return-to-office mandates, via Vik Jolly.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 20 May 2024
When the Supreme Court purported to discover it as protection against civil lawsuits in Nixon v. Fitzgerald (1982), that took some creative lawyering of the kind the Supreme Court thankfully came to frown on in the Scalia era.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 20 Jan. 2024
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Kat Lazo, refinery29.com, 9 Apr. 2024
Appeals courts typically frown upon overturning jury decisions, barring some glaring error or misconduct.
—Jonah E. Bromwich, New York Times, 1 June 2024
California will audit its telework policies as workers frown on return-to-office mandates, via Vik Jolly.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 20 May 2024
When the Supreme Court purported to discover it as protection against civil lawsuits in Nixon v. Fitzgerald (1982), that took some creative lawyering of the kind the Supreme Court thankfully came to frown on in the Scalia era.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 20 Jan. 2024
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“Frown on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frown%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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