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Give sb the green light
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Give sb the green light
To give someone the green light means to give permission or approval to go ahead with something—a plan, a project, an idea.
Examples:
1- I asked my parents if I could go on the trip, and surprisingly, they gave me the green light
2- The marketing team came up with a new campaign, and the boss finally gave them the green light to launch it.
Hello and welcome back to Daily English! today’s expression is “give someone the green light.” Let’s say it together: give someone the green light.
Can you guess what it means? Here are two quick hints: A film director finally gets approval from the studio to start shooting a new movie. The producer says, “They gave us the green light!” You ask your manager if you can launch your new project, and she replies, “Go ahead.” That means she just gave you the green light.
What does “Give Someone the Green Light” mean? To give someone the green light means to give permission or approval to go ahead with something—a plan, a project, an idea.
Examples:"The marketing team came up with a new campaign, and the boss finally gave them the green light to launch it."
"I asked my parents if I could go on the trip, and surprisingly, they gave me the green light!"
"The actor had a movie idea for years, and Netflix finally gave him the green light to make it."
You can use this phrase in:✔️ Business✔️ Creative projects✔️ Relationships and family decisions ✔️ Basically any situation where approval is needed
Have you ever been waiting for someone to give you the green light? Maybe for a trip, a new idea, or a personal project? What happened when they finally said yes?