School governors will not simply rubber-stamp what teachers have already decided.
The court was asked to rubber-stamp the Department's decision to free the men.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
rubber-stamp — (something) if someone rubber stamps a decision or a plan, they give it official approval, often without thinking about it enough. School governors will not simply rubber stamp what teachers have already decided. The court was asked to rubber… … New idioms dictionary
rubber-stamp — ˌrubber ˈstamp verb [transitive] to give official approval to something without really thinking about it: • Consultants getting a company pay cheque are likely to rubber stamp all management decisions without question. * * * Ⅰ. rubber stamp UK US … Financial and business terms
rubber stamp — rubber stamp1 verb transitive to give official approval for something rubber stamp ,rubber stamp 2 noun 1. ) count a small object with a piece of rubber on one end that is used for printing something on a piece of paper 2. ) singular official… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rubber stamp — n. 1. a STAMP (n. 3a) made of rubber, pressed on an inking pad and used for printing signatures, dates, emblems, etc. ☆ 2. Informal a) a person, bureau, legislature, etc. that approves or endorses something in a routine manner, without thought b) … English World dictionary
rubber-stamp — v [T] to give official approval to something without really thinking about it used to show disapproval ▪ The committee has already rubber stamped the scheme … Dictionary of contemporary English
rubber-stamp — v [T] to give official approval to something without really thinking about it used to show disapproval ▪ The committee has already rubber stamped the scheme … Dictionary of contemporary English
Rubber stamp — [ pterosaur.] Rubber stamping, also called stamping, is a craft in which some type of ink made of dye or pigment is applied to an image or pattern that has been carved, molded, laser engraved or vulcanized, onto a sheet of rubber. The rubber is… … Wikipedia
rubber stamp — I UK / US noun Word forms rubber stamp : singular rubber stamp plural rubber stamps 1) [countable] a small object with a piece of rubber on one end that is used for printing something on a piece of paper 2) [singular] official approval of… … English dictionary
(a) rubber stamp — rubber stamp (something) if someone rubber stamps a decision or a plan, they give it official approval, often without thinking about it enough. The committee is just a rubber stamp for the president s policies … New idioms dictionary
rubber stamp — /ˌrʌbə stæmp/ noun a stamp with rubber letters or figures on it to put the date or a note on a document ● He stamped the invoice with the rubber stamp ‘Paid’. ■ verb to agree to something without discussing it ● The board simply rubber stamped… … Dictionary of banking and finance
