| green light n. 1. The green-colored light that signals traffic to proceed. 2. Informal Permission to proceed. |
green light
n
1. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a signal to go, esp a green traffic light
2. permission to proceed with a project
vb greenlight -lights, -lighting, -lighted (tr)
to permit (a project, etc.) to proceed
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  green light - a signal to proceed traffic light, traffic signal, stoplight - a visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersections |
| 2. | green light - permission to proceed with a project or to take action; "the gave the green light for construction to begin" permission - approval to do something; "he asked permission to leave" |
green light
noun authorization, sanction, approval, go-ahead (informal), blessing, permission, confirmation, clearance, imprimatur, O.K. or okay (informal) The project was given the green light in the Chancellor's autumn budget.
Translations
green light n to give sb/sth the green light → dare il via libera a qn/qc
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