It's V-J Day, 1945, and though the war in the Pacific is over, the war at home has just begun: the Democratic machine is facing a stiff challenge from the state's Republican governor, who is determined to link Albany's mayor to gambling, prostitution, and a host of other behaviors that the electorate might well frown upon.
The Danish expression for this is "the curse of Loki" - somewhat similar to tall poppy syndrome in that anyone who does particularly well is frowned upon for having somehow betrayed the community ethic.
Don't do this kind of thing in front of people you do not trust or know well - it is frowned upon in many places.
And his domestic dictates, while puzzling, weren't deeply problematic: corgis, cats, chewing gum and custard were frowned upon, as well as "most ornamental conifers, any talk of money and the color mauve".
The poor, in fact, must make do in a number of analogous ways that are equally frowned upon by the well-intentioned affluent.
Analysts credit that to the south's hot climate, as well as its strong religious culture, which frowned upon harder beverages.
Well, generally anything that isn't iTunes compatible is frowned upon, leading to many "homebrew" DivX implementations in the Cydia store but no real ones.
Scalping tickets (reselling tickets) is not the easiest market to be in, with the practice frowned upon by many, and often illegal as well.
Revenge may be frowned upon, viewed as morally destitute, papered over with platitudes about living well.
Although nepotism was generally frowned upon in China, Bo Yibo's ambitions for his son were well-known.
