give someone the nod

1. tv. to signal someone by nodding. (Not slang.) I gave Pete the nod, and he started the procedure.

2. tv. to choose someone. (see also get the nod.) The committee gave Frank the nod for the job.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Haluk	-	Turkish
Esther	ES-tər (English, Dutch), es-TER (French)	English, French, Spanish, Dutch, German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Jewish, Biblical, Biblical Lati
Japheth	JAY-fəth (English)	Biblical
Jaimie	JAY-mee	English
Madoc	-	Welsh
Alicia	a-LEE-thya (Spanish), a-LEE-sya (Latin American Spanish), ə-LIS-yə (English), ə-LIS-ee-ə (English), ə-LISH-ə (English), ə-LEE-shə (English)	Spanish, English