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take a dim view of
Idioms and Phrases
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 1947Example Sentences
Unsurprisingly, Project 2025 supporters take a dim view of that law.
Polling shows that many Americans take a dim view of election denial.
Many who have governed along the border in recent years take a dim view of Kamala Harris and her work in Central America.
They take a dim view of not just abortion and contraception, but all reproductive technologies that make it easier for women to exercise autonomy over their lives.
City residents take a dim view of cruise ship tourists, who come in large groups for short visits that do not generate as much for local businesses as those who stay longer, Professor Koens said.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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