to give sb permission to do
1give the go-ahead — give/get/the go ahead phrase to give get permission to do something Rosenthal had been given the go ahead by his doctor to resume training. Thesaurus: to give someone permission to do somethingsynonym Main entry …
2give 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 …
3give 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 …
4give sth a green light — give sth a/the green light ► to give someone permission to do something: »Contractors were given a green light to install the infrastructure for the industrial park. Main Entry: ↑light …
5give sth a/the green light — ► to give someone permission to do something: »Contractors were given a green light to install the infrastructure for the industrial park. Main Entry: ↑light …
6give sth the green light — give sth a/the green light ► to give someone permission to do something: »Contractors were given a green light to install the infrastructure for the industrial park. Main Entry: ↑light …
7give — give1 W1S1 [gıv] v past tense gave [geıv] past participle given [ˈgıvən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(present or money)¦ 2¦(put something in somebody s hand)¦ 3¦(let somebody do something)¦ 4¦(tell somebody something)¦ 5¦(make a movement/do an action)¦… …
8give — 1 verb past tense gavepast participle given PROVIDE/SUPPLY 1 (T) to provide or supply someone with something: give sb sth: Researchers were given a 10,000 grant to continue their work. | Can you give me a ride to the office on Tuesday? | He went… …
9permission — n. 1) to give, grant permission 2) planning permission (BE; AE has building permit) 3) permission to + inf. (we had permission to leave early) * * * [pə mɪʃ(ə)n] grant permission to give planning permission (BE;AE has building permit) permission… …
10permission — per|mis|sion W3S2 [pəˈmıʃən US pər ] n [U] when someone is officially allowed to do something ▪ You must ask permission before taking any photographs inside the church. ▪ They didn t have permission to cross the frontier. ▪ Who gave him… …
