disfavor
121frown upon — {v. phr.} To look with disfavor upon somebody or something. * /Everybody in her family frowns upon her attachment to him./ …
122get in wrong — {v. phr.} To incur the anger or dislike of someone; come into disfavor. * /Although he means well, Fred is always getting in wrong with someone at the office./ …
123pull one's chestnuts out of the fire — To do someone else a great favor which they don t really deserve, doing oneself a disfavor in the process. * /Small countries often have to pull the chestnuts out of the fire for their more powerful neighbors./ …
124thumb one's nose — {v. phr.} 1. To hold one s open hand in front of one s face with one s thumb pointed at one s nose as a sign of scorn or dislike. * /After Bob ran into the house he thumbed his nose at Tom through the window./ 2. {informal} To look with disfavor… …
125frown upon — {v. phr.} To look with disfavor upon somebody or something. * /Everybody in her family frowns upon her attachment to him./ …
126get in wrong — {v. phr.} To incur the anger or dislike of someone; come into disfavor. * /Although he means well, Fred is always getting in wrong with someone at the office./ …
127pull one's chestnuts out of the fire — To do someone else a great favor which they don t really deserve, doing oneself a disfavor in the process. * /Small countries often have to pull the chestnuts out of the fire for their more powerful neighbors./ …
128thumb one's nose — {v. phr.} 1. To hold one s open hand in front of one s face with one s thumb pointed at one s nose as a sign of scorn or dislike. * /After Bob ran into the house he thumbed his nose at Tom through the window./ 2. {informal} To look with disfavor… …
