Sprawled in the dirt beside him, Michael Arenswald gave a big thumbs-up.

The Sun's television magazine Buzz said that they were "already giving Stella the big thumbs-up".

He gave her a big thumbs-up.

Mission accomplished, she turned around and gave a big thumbs-up to the adults in the audience.

A big thumbs-up (or should that be hooves up?)

If so, I recommend that you give a big thumbs-up to Barack Obama.

The agent gives me a big thumbs-up.

Long and short of it: Democracy gets a big thumbs-up from me.

He nodded with approval and even gave me a big thumbs-up.