nod in approval
31get the nod — 1) be selected or approved 2) receive a signal or information * * * get the ˈnod idiom (informal) to be chosen for sth; to be given permission or approval to do sth • He got the nod from the team manager (= he was chosen for the team). • …
32get the nod — (UK) If you get the nod to something, you get approval or permission to do it …
33get / got the nod — • to receive approval / permission. i.e. I got the nod from the missus to come out friday …
34get the nod — (UK) If you get the nod to something, you get approval or permission to do it. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
35get the nod — Vrb phrs. To get approval or permission. E.g. I ve been given the nod by the wife, so will you buy me a ticket for the match on Saturday …
36give 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) …
37The nod — 1. approval or permission; 2. unofficial assurance of a job, position, etc …
38the nod — Australian Slang 1. approval or permission; 2. unofficial assurance of a job, position, etc …
39give the nod to — idi inf to express approval of; agree to …
40Animal testing regulations — vary around the world. Most governments aim to control the number of times individual animals may be used; the overall numbers used; and the degree of pain that may be inflicted without anaesthetic.EuropeExperiments on vertebrate animals in the… …
