give someone the go-ahead and give someone the green light
Theme: PERMISSION
to give someone the signal to start or continue.
It's time to start work. Give everybody the go-ahead.They gave us the green light to start.
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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.