| 词汇 | a green light |
| 释义 | (redirected from a green light)green light1. verb To permit someone or something to proceed. Likened to the green light of a traffic signal. Do you think the production company will green light our film? 2. noun Permission to proceed with some action or task. We're just waiting to get the green light from our managers before we release the latest software update. green light, thePermission to go ahead, as in The chief gave us the green light for starting this project. This term originated in the late 1800s for the signal used by railroads to indicate that a train could proceed. It was transferred to more general use in the first half of the 1900s. green lightpermission to go ahead with a project.The green light referred to is the traffic signal indicating that traffic is free to move forward. Red and green lights were in use from the late 19th century in railway signals, but this figurative use of green light appears to date from the mid 20th century. 1997 New Scientist Zemin even got the green light to buy nuclear power plants. green light n. the signal to go ahead with something; the okay. (see also go-ahead, high sign.) When we get the green light, we’ll start. |
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