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green light

Approval, or permission to proceed.

Etymology:

  • From the standard red-green color scheme used in traffic lights and railway signals.
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We have a green light on the project. Work starts today.

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Submitted on September 01, 2009

Additional definitions for 'green light':

green lightA traffic light in its green state .
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