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
Pleasance	PLEZ-ənts	English (Archaic)
Ottavia	-	Italian
Plamen	-	Bulgarian, Serbian
Friedrich	FREED-rikh	German
Nicolle	[ni:'kɔ:l]
Germain	zher-MEN	French