give (someone) the go-ahead

To grant someone permission to proceed with some action or task. We're just waiting for our manager to give us the go-ahead before we release the latest software update. Once she gives the go-ahead, I'll transfer your funds into the new account.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aliaksandr	-	Belarusian
Miquel	-	Catalan
Annelies	ah-ne-LEES (German), ahn-nə-LEES (Dutch)	German, Dutch
Tracie	TRAY-see	English
Eva	E-vah (Spanish, Italian, Danish), EE-və (English), E-fah (German), AY-vah (Dutch)	Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, English, Czech, Slovak, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ice
Atanasij	-	Macedonian