[take a dim view of] {v. phr.} 1. To have doubts about; feel unsureor anxious about.
Tom took a dim view of his chances of passing theexam.
Betty hoped to go on a picnic, but she took a dim view ofthe weather.
2. To be against; disapprove.
John’s father took adim view of his wanting to borrow the car.
The teacher took a dimview of the class’s behavior.
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