approve of (someone or something)

approve of (someone or something)

To agree with or support someone or something. I don't approve of your behavior right now. My parents have never approved of any of my girlfriends. I never approved of this spending increase! Where is the paperwork for this?

See also: approve, of

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approve of someone or something

to take a favorable view of someone or something. I approve of the way you have remodeled the kitchen. I don't approve of your foul language.

See also: approve, of

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

approve of

v.

To consider someone or something right, good, or appropriate: My voice teacher does not approve of eating ice cream before singing. My parents need to know exactly where I plan to go before they can approve of my trip.

See also: approve, of

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