- give sth a green light
- give sth a/the green light► to give someone permission to do something: »
Contractors were given a green light to install the infrastructure for the industrial park.
Main Entry: ↑light
Financial and business terms. 2012.
give sth a green light
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give sth the green light — give sth a/the green light ► to give someone permission to do something: »Contractors were given a green light to install the infrastructure for the industrial park. Main Entry: ↑light … Financial and business terms
green light — n 1.) a traffic light that shows cars they can go forward 2.) give sb/sth the green light to allow a project, plan etc to begin ▪ The government has given the green light to Sunday trading … Dictionary of contemporary English
give sth a/the green light — ► to give someone permission to do something: »Contractors were given a green light to install the infrastructure for the industrial park. Main Entry: ↑light … Financial and business terms
green light — Ⅰ. green light UK US noun [C, usually singular] ► permission to start doing something: the green light for sth »They finally got the green light for their project. the green light to do sth »The Commission gave us the green light to start… … Financial and business terms
light — ▪ I. light light 1 [laɪt] adjective 1. MANUFACTURING light equipment, materials, machines etc are easily moved and used for fairly small tasks: • the light aircraft company, Cessna • The empty space will be converted for light industrial use … Financial and business terms
light — light1 W1S1 [laıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(natural/artificial light)¦ 2¦(lamp/electric light etc)¦ 3¦(traffic control)¦ 4¦(on a vehicle)¦ 5 first light 6 be/stand in somebody s light 7¦(for a cigarette)¦ 8¦(in somebody s eyes)¦ 9 set light to something … Dictionary of contemporary English
light — 1 /laIt/ noun 1 NATURAL/ARTIFICIAL LIGHT a) (U) the energy from the sun, a flame, a lamp etc that allows you to see things: the morning light streaming in through the windows | We could see a tiny glimmer of light in the distance. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
glow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 steady light ADJECTIVE ▪ cosy/cozy, rich, soft, warm ▪ dim, dull, faint, pale ▪ … Collocations dictionary
colour — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} (BrE) (AmE color) noun 1 quality that makes sth red, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ bold, bright, brilliant, glowing, iridescent, vibrant, vivid ▪ … Collocations dictionary
colour — colour1 W1S1 BrE color AmE [ˈkʌlə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(red/blue/green etc)¦ 2¦(colour in general)¦ 3¦(somebody s race)¦ 4 people/women/students etc of color 5¦(substance)¦ 6 in (full) colour 7¦(somebody s face)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
