The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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Expressions of approval and disapproval respectively: The two critics disagreed about the movie; one gave it thumbs up, the other thumbs down. In the gladiatorial contests of ancient Rome, a thumbs-up gesture from the crowd meant that the loser would live; thumbs down meant death. | 1 |
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| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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