to give sb a light
101green light — noun 1. a signal to proceed • Syn: ↑go ahead • Derivationally related forms: ↑go ahead (for: ↑go ahead) • Hypernyms: ↑traffic light, ↑traff …
102green-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… …
103Incandescent light bulb — The incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is a source of electric light that works by incandescence, (a general term for heat driven light emissions which includes the simple case of black body radiation). An… …
104Aberration of light — Light from location 1 will appear to be coming from location 2 for a moving telescope due to the finite speed of light, a phenomenon known as the aberration of light. The aberration of light (also referred to as astronomical aberration or stellar …
105To make light of — Light Light, a. [Compar. {Lighter} (l[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Lightest}.] [OE. light, liht, AS. l[=i]ht, le[ o]ht; akin to D. ligt, G. leicht, OHG. l[=i]hti, Icel. l[=e]ttr, Dan. let, Sw. l[ a]tt, Goth. leihts, and perh. to L. levis (cf.… …
106To set light by — Light Light, a. [Compar. {Lighter} (l[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Lightest}.] [OE. light, liht, AS. l[=i]ht, le[ o]ht; akin to D. ligt, G. leicht, OHG. l[=i]hti, Icel. l[=e]ttr, Dan. let, Sw. l[ a]tt, Goth. leihts, and perh. to L. levis (cf.… …
107To light a fire — Light Light, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lighted} (l[imac]t [e^]d) or {Lit} (l[i^]t); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lighting}.] [AS. l[=y]htan, l[=i]htan, to shine. [root]122. See {Light}, n.] 1. To set fire to; to cause to burn; to set burning; to ignite; to… …
108get the green light — give (someone/something) the green light to give permission for someone to do something or for something to happen. As soon as we get the green light from the council we ll start building. (often + from) …
109Guiding Light (1980–1989) — Guiding Light Main article Guiding Light (1937–1949) Guiding Light (1950–1959) Guiding Light (1960–1969) Guiding Light (1970–1979) Guiding Light (1980–1989) Guiding Light (1990–1999) Guiding Light (2000–2009) …
110Toward the Light — (in Danish, Vandrer mod Lyset! ) was first published in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1920 by the Danish author Michael Agerskov. The content of the book is said to have been received through intuitive thought inspiration from the transcendental world… …
