frown at

frown at (someone or something)

1. To look at someone or something with displeasure. Ted frowned at me as though I was the one who'd made that callous remark. Sadie frowned at the math problem that was giving her trouble.
2. To express or exhibit disapproval of someone or something. I just know my mother frowns at my decision, but it's what I want. If people frown at such relationships, they're just living in the past.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

frown at someone or something

to scowl at someone or something. Please don't frown at me. I didn't do anything. Frank frowned at the dog and gave it a kick.
See also: frown
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • frown
  • frown at (someone or something)
  • in accord with (someone or something) about (someone or something)
  • bring (someone or something) over to (some place)
  • bring over to
  • complain to
  • complain to (someone or something)
  • from the floor
  • bring over from some place
  • bring over some place)
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'Much as we frown at the actions of both sides in the dispute, the resort to violence is not the panacea and can never be a remedy.
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