take a dim view of in English

Audio: En-au-take a dim view of.ogg

[Australia] Forms: takes a dim view of [present, singular, third-person], taking a dim view of [participle, present], took a dim view of [past], taken a dim view of [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> a dim view of}} take a dim view of (third-person singular simple present takes a dim view of, present participle taking a dim view of, simple past took a dim view of, past participle taken a dim view of)

Inflected forms

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"take a dim view of" meaning in English

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