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
Stephen	STEEV-ən (English), STEF-ən (English)	English, Biblical
Ahinoam	-	Biblical
NÖL	NUL	Limburgish
Vickie	['viki]
Ahtisaari	[ahtisari:]
Lorrie	LAWR-ee	English