give sb the green light
11green light — noun 1. a signal to proceed • Syn: ↑go ahead • Derivationally related forms: ↑go ahead (for: ↑go ahead) • Hypernyms: ↑traffic light, ↑traff …
12green light — n. permission to continue 1) to give smb. the green light 2) to get the green light * * * [ permission to continue ] to give smb. the green light to get the green light …
13green light — noun (C) 1 the colour of a traffic light that shows cars they can go forward 2 give sb the green light to allow a project, plan etc to begin: The government has given the green light to Sunday trading …
14give someone the nod — 1 the winger was given the nod: SELECT, choose, pick, go for; Brit. cap. 2 the Lords will give the treaty the nod: APPROVE, agree to, sanction, ratify, endorse, rubber stamp; …
15green light — Ⅰ. green light UK US noun [C, usually singular] ► permission to start doing something: the green light for sth »They finally got the green light for their project. the green light to do sth »The Commission gave us the green light to start… …
16green light — noun count a signal that gives traffic permission to move forward give something/someone the green light to give official approval for something to be done: The project has finally been given the green light …
17green light — n 1.) a traffic light that shows cars they can go forward 2.) give sb/sth the green light to allow a project, plan etc to begin ▪ The government has given the green light to Sunday trading …
18green light — ☆ green light n. [in allusion to the green “go” signal of a traffic light] Informal permission or authorization to proceed with some undertaking, as a project to make a film from a proposed script: usually in give (or get) the green light …
19green-light — ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: green light noun : to give a green light to studios grow complacent in good times and green light more iffy films Anne Thompson * * * v.t., green lighted or green lit, green lighting. to give… …
20green light — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms green light : singular green light plural green lights a signal that gives traffic permission to move forward • give something/someone the green light to give official approval for something to be done The… …
