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cheers and jeers
Praise from some and scorn from others; a mixed reaction. News of the government's new tax law was met with cheers and jeers along party lines. The activist group drew cheers and jeers as they demonstrated outside the corporation's headquarters. You'll never make everyone happy, so buckle up for some cheers and jeers.
jeer at (someone or something)
To mock, taunt, or scoff at someone or something. Everyone in school jeered at me for wearing a pink sweater. Why don't you contribute some of your own suggestions instead of sitting there jeering at mine?
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jeer at someone or something
to poke fun at someone; to make rude sounds at someone. Please stop jeering at my cousin! The others just jeered at my idea.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.