frown on

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to disapprove of something

   Prepositional verb · Inseparable

   frown on something / frown on doing something

   Usage: On introduces the disapproved behavior. This is figurative disapproval, not a description of a face.

   The school tends to frown on phones being used during lessons.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   The school tends to frown on phones being used during lessons.

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