From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtake a dim view of somethingtake a dim view of somethingDISAPPROVEto disapprove of something Miss Watson took a dim view of Paul’s behaviour. → dim
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take a dim view of something• As a keen amateur astronomer I take a dim view of being mistaken for a fortune teller!• Magistrate Rosemary Watters told Hannon this type of behaviour was unacceptable and the court took a dim view of it.• I hope that the Minister is not back-tracking on them because we would take a dim view of that.• They were summoned to see Miss Rudge who took a dim view of the episode.• But let's assume that as a reader of this paper you take a dim view of these matters.• The electorate took a dim view of this practice when the government used it to get the consumption tax through in December.• Management took a dim view of union organizing efforts.• Most workers instinctively know this and, in most circumstances, take a dim view of union organizing efforts.• The tendency of bureaucrats to take a dim view of whistle-blowers is particularly marked in the military. 