2give somebody/something the green lightLET/ALLOWto allow a project, plan etc to begin 给某人/某物开绿灯〔即允许某工程、计划等启动〕
The government has given the green light to Sunday trading.
政府已经为星期天营业开了绿灯。
Examples from the Corpus
give somebody/something the green light• Doctors gave him the green lightyesterday to start against New Orleans on Sunday night.• Everyone has given it the green light.• The board just gave us the green light to begin research.
Examples from the Corpus
green light• The president gave him a green light, and in the next three years he re-created his role at the company completely.• I get a few qualms just before the green light comes on.• But after waiting years for the building permits, Rohr got the green light to build just as the market turned down.• Doctors gave him the green lightyesterday to start against New Orleans on Sunday night.• So only one option in those situations-the green light.