Sunday, May 28, 2017

word usage - Is it 'thumb is up' in 'thumbs up'?



It was a thumbs up on the new filtration plant at Thursday's village board meeting



This is so common but then I never thought too deep unless I became a fan of English language after joining this site!





  • Is thumbs up actually (your) thumb is up? But then why thumbs? And not thumb's up - thumb is up (for this matter)?




  • Is thumbs up actually everybody's thumbs up? But then why not thumbs're up?



  • In above-mentioned case, it says a thumbs up. The article a?


Okay, while doing thumb(s)-up, you don't do it with both the thumbs but with one. So, it's actually thumb's up!




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