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单词 green light
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green light in British English

noun
1. 
a signal to go, esp a green traffic light
2. 
permission to proceed with a project
verb greenlightWord forms: -lights, -lighting or -lighted (transitive)
3. 
to permit (a project, etc) to proceed

green light in American English

US
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
Word origin
in allusion to the green “go” signal of a traffic light

Examples of 'green light' in a sentence
green light

Regulators could force the companies to sell assets before giving the green light.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Keep explanations simple if you want an official green light.
The Sun (2017)
Meanwhile, a family project gets the green light.
The Sun (2017)
If neither side were vulnerable, the green light would be flashing.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The change has been given the green light for very clear and specific reasons: to produce more attacking rugby and to produce more tries.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A creative project you share with a practical friend gets the green light - and both fashion and sport could be involved.
The Sun (2016)
Regional police forces will continue to run their own armed units, left, if the plan gets the green light.
The Sun (2016)
The club didn't tell me to leave or give me the green light to go - and then the transfer window ended.
The Sun (2016)
ONE of my all-time favourite sitcoms has been given the green light to return and will soon be back after a ten-year absence.
The Sun (2017)
You find it easier to deal with officials and get the green light for a personal project.
The Sun (2013)
And you could get the green light for a project that means a lot to the family.
The Sun (2014)
Fertility chiefs have given ministers the green light to legalise the technique.
The Sun (2013)
The world is giving you a green light to get plans moving today.
The Sun (2015)
An important project gets the green light.
The Sun (2012)
The plans you truly care about get the green light.
The Sun (2014)
Expect the car to get the green light and go on sale early next year.
The Sun (2013)
The new moon gives the green light to work plans that have been on your mind all year.
The Sun (2014)
You can talk to officials and get the green light for key projects including setting up your own business.
The Sun (2012)
The moon spins into your birth sign and gives the green light to a project you sense could transform your future.
The Sun (2009)
He was given the green light to return home after being embroiled in a family row having accused his mother of witchcraft.
The Sun (2014)
Or, why not use red and green lights?
The Sun (2015)
Red light tells you to go there, green light somewhere else.
The Sun (2014)
The club gave me a green light to leave under certain conditions, which have beenmet.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Despite demonstrations by opponents, planning officers had recommended giving the green light.
The Sun (2015)
Dover gets green light, but is it going anywhere?
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
And they would just need the green light from the Real player to make a bid.
The Sun (2015)
The lights would detect when all vehicles were braking sufficiently to stop in time and instantly would give a green light to opposing traffic.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Find the fairly wide fairway and you will feel you've got the green light to go for it.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The family of up to ten escaped plans for a cull, instead getting the green light to go free.
The Sun (2015)
The police officer shouts at other drivers to get off the lane, green lights at the traffic lights are arranged when you approach them.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The sharper and more decisive part of your personality takes over, helping you cut through delays and get a green light for your projects.
The Sun (2014)

Synonyms of 'green light'

authorization, sanction, approval, go-ahead
More Synonyms of green light
(noun) 
Definition
permission to proceed with a project
The project was given the green light in the Chancellor's autumn budget.
Synonyms
authorization
a request for authorization to use military force
sanction
The king could not enact laws without the sanction of parliament.
approval
The proposed modifications met with widespread approval.
go-ahead (informal)
Don't do any major repair work until you get the go-ahead from your insurers.
blessing
They gave their formal blessing to the idea.
permission
They cannot leave the country without permission.
Women and children have been given permission to leave.
confirmation
clearance
He has a security clearance that allows him access to classified information.
imprimatur
O.K. or okay (informal)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of approval
Definition
a favourable opinion
The proposed modifications met with widespread approval.
Synonyms
consent,
agreement,
sanction,
licence,
blessing,
permission,
recommendation,
concession,
confirmation,
mandate,
endorsement,
leave,
compliance,
the go-ahead (informal),
countenance,
ratification,
the green light,
assent,
authorization,
validation,
acquiescence,
imprimatur,
concurrence,
O.K. or okay (informal),
endorsation (Canadian)
in the sense of blessing
Definition
approval
They gave their formal blessing to the idea.
Synonyms
approval,
backing,
support,
agreement,
regard,
favour,
sanction,
go-ahead (informal),
permission,
leave,
consent,
mandate,
endorsement,
green light,
ratification,
assent,
authorization,
good wishes,
acquiescence,
approbation,
concurrence,
O.K. or okay (informal)
in the sense of clearance
Definition
official permission to have access to secret information or areas
He has a security clearance that allows him access to classified information.
Synonyms
permission,
consent,
endorsement,
green light,
authorization,
blank cheque,
go-ahead (informal),
leave,
sanction,
O.K. or okay (informal)

Nearby words of
green light

  • greedy
  • Greek
  • green
  • green light
  • greenery
  • greenhorn
  • greenhouse

Synonyms of 'green light'

green light

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