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frown at

Verb

Meaning

frown at (third-person singular simple present frowns at, present participle frowning at, simple past and past participle frowned at)

(transitive, idiomatic) To disapprove of.
This town frowns at scandalous behavior.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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To frown at pleasure, and to smile in pain. Edward Young

Life is a mirror: if you frown at it, it frowns back; if you smile, it returns the greeting. William Makepeace Thackeray

The world is a looking-glass, and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face. Frown at it, and it will in turn look sourly upon you; laugh at it and with it, and it is a jolly kind companion; and so let all young persons take their choice. William Makepeace Thackeray

Finally, I found the UK’s response to the Buhari government’s frown at the visa ban placed on Nigerian politicians who subvert the will of the people at the polls very apt. Source: Internet

"As lawmakers, we frown at every possible attempt at contravening aspects of the law. Source: Internet

LED headlamps and tail lamps come as standard lending the CLA35 a supercilious frown at the front and a complex 3D structure at the rear. Source: Internet

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