take a dim view of, to

take a dim view of someone or something

to disapprove of someone or something. Of all the boys, the teacher likes Dave the least. She takes a dim view of him. I take a dim view of that law.

take a dim view of

Regard disapprovingly, as in I take a dim view of meeting every single week. This idiom, which uses dim in the sense of "unfavorable," was first recorded in 1947

take a dim (or poor) view of

regard someone or something with disapproval.

1996 C. J. Stone Fierce Dancing He says that…the Home Office…take a dim view of lifers talking to the press.

take a dim view of, to

To disapprove. Today dim is only rarely used in the sense of “unfavorable,” as it is here. This metaphor dates from the mid-twentieth century. H. Grieve used it in Something in Country Air (1947): “Mr. Everard took a dim view of his youngest niece.”

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释义	take a dim view of, to take a dim view of someone or something to disapprove of someone or something. Of all the boys, the teacher likes Dave the least. She takes a dim view of him. I take a dim view of that law. See also: dim, of, take, view McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. take a dim view of Regard disapprovingly, as in I take a dim view of meeting every single week. This idiom, which uses dim in the sense of "unfavorable," was first recorded in 1947 See also: dim, of, take, view The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. take a dim (or poor) view of regard someone or something with disapproval. 1996 C. J. Stone Fierce Dancing He says that…the Home Office…take a dim view of lifers talking to the press. See also: dim, of, take, view Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary take a dim view of, to To disapprove. Today dim is only rarely used in the sense of “unfavorable,” as it is here. This metaphor dates from the mid-twentieth century. H. Grieve used it in Something in Country Air (1947): “Mr. Everard took a dim view of his youngest niece.” See also: dim, take, view The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: take a dim view (of someone or something) take a dim view of take a dim view of something take a dim/poor view of somebody/something take a poor view of (someone or something) in view of in view of (something) in view of something in (someone's) view in view
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