to give sb permission to do
11permission — noun (U) an act of officially allowing someone to do something: permission to do sth: I applied to the authorities for permission to cross the frontier. | give sb permission (to do sth): Who gave you permission to leave class early? | ask… …
12permission*/*/ — [pəˈmɪʃ(ə)n] noun [U] the right to do something that is given to you by someone in authority You are not allowed to camp here without permission.[/ex] Children should ask their parents permission before making phone calls.[/ex] Who gave you… …
13give someone the OK — get/give/someone the OK phrase to get or give someone permission to do something I’ll place the order as soon as you give me the OK. Thesaurus: to give someone permission to do somethingsynonym Main entry: OK …
14give someone some slack — cut/give/someone some slack informal phrase to be less strict with someone Cut him a little slack – his father just died. Thesaurus: to give someone permission to do somethingsynonym Main entry …
15permission — per‧mis‧sion [pəˈmɪʆn ǁ pər ] noun [countable, uncountable] when someone is officially told that they are allowed to do something: permission to do something • The Board denied the company permission to build the pipeline. • The officer approved …
16permission — permission, leave, sufferance denote the sanction which enables one to do something that requires the consent of those in authority. Permission is the ordinary term except in some conventional phrases; it commonly implies the power or authority… …
17Give — (g[i^]v), v. t. [imp. {Gave} (g[=a]v); p. p. {Given} (g[i^]v n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Giving}.] [OE. given, yiven, yeven, AS. gifan, giefan; akin to D. geven, OS. ge[eth]an, OHG. geban, G. geben, Icel. gefa, Sw. gifva, Dan. give, Goth. giban. Cf.… …
18give permission — index allow (authorize), authorize, bestow, certify (approve), consent, empower, enable …
19give permission — give authority, allow; allow, grant permission, consent …
20Give the World a Smile — “Give the World a Smile” was the theme song for the Stamps Quartet, and probably the first Gospel song to become a “gold record.” According to Otis Deaton , in November 1924, he and M. L. Yandell were students at the Stamps School of Music in… …
