give the nod to
1give the nod — (UK) If you give the nod to something, you approve it or give permission to do it …
2give the nod (to) — Give approval to a plan; perceive as having an advantage. ► “You’d have to give the nod to Delcor at this point.” (Wall Street Journal, May 17, 1995, p. A3) …
3give the nod to — index recognize (acknowledge) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4give the nod — (UK) If you give the nod to something, you approve it or give permission to do it. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
5give the nod — give (someone) the nod British & Australian, informal to give someone permission to do something. We re just waiting for the council to give us the nod then we ll start building …
6give the nod to — idi inf to express approval of; agree to …
7give someone the nod — give (someone) the nod British & Australian, informal to give someone permission to do something. We re just waiting for the council to give us the nod then we ll start building …
8give someone the nod — ► give someone/thing the nod 1) select or approve someone or something. 2) give someone a signal. Main Entry: ↑nod …
9give someone/thing the nod — ► give someone/thing the nod 1) select or approve someone or something. 2) give someone a signal. Main Entry: ↑nod …
10give thing the nod — ► give someone/thing the nod 1) select or approve someone or something. 2) give someone a signal. Main Entry: ↑nod …
