green-light
–verb (used with object), -light⋅ed or -lit, -light⋅ing. | to give permission to proceed; authorize: The renovation project was green-lighted by the board of directors. |
green light
n. The green-colored light that signals traffic to proceed. Informal Permission to proceed.
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Slang Dictionary
green light
- n.
the signal to go ahead with something; the okay. (See also go-ahead; high sign.) : When we get the green light, we'll start.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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