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get the nod

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get the nod

to be approved or chosen for something Martinez got the nod from the manager to be the starting pitcher in tomorrow's game.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of nod (to move your head)

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get the nod

Receive approval or assent, as in, The contestant got the nod from the judges. Similarly give the nod means "to show approval or assent." These expressions allude to the quick inclination of the head to indicate approval. [First half of 1900s]

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get the nod

tv. to be chosen. (see also give someone the nod.) Fred got the nod for class treasurer.

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