As soon as we get the green light from the council we'll start building.
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get the green light — If you get the green light to do something, you are given the necessary permission, authorisation … The small dictionary of idiomes
get the green light — get approval, it s a go Don t start construction until we get the green light from the City … English idioms
get the green light — If you get the green light to do something, you are given the necessary permission, authorisation. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Get the green light — If you get the green light to do something, you are given the necessary permission, authorisation … Dictionary of English idioms
get\ the\ green\ light — • get the go ahead • the green light v. phr. To receive the permission or signal to start or to proceed. We had to wait until we got the go ahead on our research project … Словарь американских идиом
green light — ☆ green light n. [in allusion to the green “go” signal of a traffic light] Informal permission or authorization to proceed with some undertaking, as a project to make a film from a proposed script: usually in give (or get) the green light … English World dictionary
green light — noun 1. a signal to proceed • Syn: ↑go ahead • Derivationally related forms: ↑go ahead (for: ↑go ahead) • Hypernyms: ↑traffic light, ↑traff … Useful english dictionary
green light — n. permission to continue 1) to give smb. the green light 2) to get the green light * * * [ permission to continue ] to give smb. the green light to get the green light … Combinatory dictionary
green light — n. the signal to go ahead with something; the okay. (See also go ahead; high sign.) □ She gave the green light to the project. □ When we get the green light, we’ll start … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
get\ the\ go-ahead — • get the go ahead • the green light v. phr. To receive the permission or signal to start or to proceed. We had to wait until we got the go ahead on our research project … Словарь американских идиом
