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
Lanny	['læni]
Eda (1)	-	Turkish
Feliciana	fe-lee-THYAH-nah (Spanish), fe-lee-SYAH-nah (Latin American Spanish), fay-lee-CHYAH-nah (Italian)	Spanish, Italian, Late Roman
Saskia	SAHS-kee-ah: (Dutch), ZAHS-kee-ah (German)	Dutch, German
Jobeth	JO-beth	English (Rare)
Calvert	['kælvət]