greenlight

greenlight
greenlight [grēn′līt΄]
vt.
greenlighted or greenlit, greenlighting/span> GREEN LIGHT
Informal to approve or give permission to proceed with (a project, funding proposal, etc., esp. a proposed film script)

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green light n.
1. The green-colored light that signals traffic to proceed.
2. Informal. Permission to proceed.

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