give (someone) the green light

To grant someone permission to proceed with some action or task. Likened to the green light of a traffic signal. We're just waiting our manager to give us the green light before we release the latest software update.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Shyamala	-	Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Marathi
Avram	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Sibylla	zi-BUY-lah (German)	Greek, German, Swedish, Late Roman, Late Greek
Earl	[ə:l]
Chanda	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi
Pan	-	Greek Mythology