look kindly on/upon
idiom
: to approve of (something or someone)
Many people do not look kindly on the government's attempt to intervene in this matter.
He says that he will look kindly on any request you make.
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In fact, bosses, parents and authority figures will look kindly on you for making an effort to collaborate with them, especially about legal matters or something to do with publishing, medicine or higher education.
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 16 July 2025
Mortgage lenders don’t look kindly on the self-employed.
—Rohan Banerjee, Time, 6 July 2025
If elected, Mamdani, who does not look kindly on Jews—to say the least–would become the first Muslim mayor of New York, which has the biggest Jewish population in the country.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 5 July 2025
Continue reading … 'KEEPING SCORE' – Democratic lawmaker suggests party not look kindly on foreign governments helping Trump.
—FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 16 July 2025
Mortgage lenders don’t look kindly on the self-employed.
—Rohan Banerjee, Time, 6 July 2025
If elected, Mamdani, who does not look kindly on Jews—to say the least–would become the first Muslim mayor of New York, which has the biggest Jewish population in the country.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 5 July 2025
Continue reading … 'KEEPING SCORE' – Democratic lawmaker suggests party not look kindly on foreign governments helping Trump.
—FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Look kindly on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20kindly%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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