give the green light

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give somebody/something the green light

to give permission for someone to do something or for something to happen (often + to do sth) They've just been given the green light to build two new supermarkets in the region. (often + to ) The local prefect has given the green light to the dam at Serre de la Fare.

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This approach can build the broad support needed to give the green light to green energy nationwide by helping to locate wind turbines and other production and transmission facilities in places that minimize negative impacts on birds and wildlife. Renewable energy mapping (with Google) by Scheer, Roddy / Our Planet The Assembly has now confirmed it would give the green light for a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) of Somerfield's land. WALES: Supermarket plan gets go-ahead by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) The move followed protests by peers that the Government's plans to change the law would give the green light to gay men to have sex in public toilets. Lords back sex ban by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			give oneself over to give oneself up give pause give props to give right arm give rise to give short shrift give some lip give some skin give some sugar give some thought to give static give teeth to give the benefit of the doubt give the boot give the cold shoulder give the creeps give the devil his due give the elbow give the evil eye give the eye give the finger give the game away give the gate give the glad eye give the green light give the heave ho give the heebie-jeebies give the kiss of life give the lie to give the nod give the once-over give the push give the raspberry give the rough side of tongue give the runaround give the shaft give the shirt off back give the shits give the shivers give the slip give the thumbs down give the thumbs up give the time of day give the willies Give them hell! give tit for tat give to on a plate give to on a platter give to understand give under threat of			give the devil his due Give the Drummer Some give the effect give the elbow give the elbow give the elbow give the elbow give the elbow give the evil eye give the eye give the eye give the eye give the eye give the eye give the facts give the finger give the finger give the finger give the finger give the flick give the floor to give the game away give the game away give the game away give the gate give the gate give the glad eye give the glad eye give the glad eye give the go-by give the green light give the hairy eyeball give the hairy eyeball give the hairy eyeball give the heave ho give the heebie-jeebies give the hook give the hook give the hook give the hook give the hook give the impression give the kiss of life give the lie to give the lie to give the lie to give the meaning give the mind to give the nod give the nod give the nod give the nod give the nod to give the once over give the once-over give the particulars give the pip give the pip give the pip give the pip give the push

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