give the nod to

To indicate someone or something as one's choice or show one's approval of someone or something. I gave the nod to Amanda because she is the most qualified candidate. Mom gave the nod to pizza for dinner!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Fane	-	Romanian
Serafeim	-	Greek
Yun	-	Chinese
Elly	EL-ee (English), EL-lee (Dutch)	English, Dutch
Aleksandr	ah-lyek-SAHNDR (Russian), ah-leek-SAHNDR (Russian)	Russian, Armenian, Ukrainian
Orsino	-	Italian