Meaning of thumb down | Babel Free
Definitions
- to get (a passing vehicle) to stop and give one a ride, signalling to the driver by holding out one's thumb (as a hitchhiker)
- to disapprove or reject
Examples
“I was stranded in the middle of nowhere, but luckily I managed to thumb down a passing car.”
“Bobby thumbed a diesel down, just before it rained / It rode us all the way to New Orleans'”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.