Idioms

give the green light

This page is about the idiom give the green light

Meaning

If you give something the green light, you give permission for it to be done, or allow it to happen.

For example

  • The government has given the green light to our tree-planting project, so we can go ahead and start organizing things.

  • As soon as our CEO gives the new product the green light, we'll start planning production.

Quick Quiz

If we're given the green light by the local council, we'll

a. start building our factory

b. have to build it somewhere else

c. have to do an environmental impact study
a) start building our factory b) have to build it somewhere else c) have to do an environmental impact study

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Contributor: Matt Errey