get the green light 得到允许做某事、得到方便做某事；获得（得到）许可或批准
give the green light批准、同意做某事
The planning stage of the project was complete and we got the green light to start construction.
这个项目的规划阶段已经完成，我们得到了开工的许可。
The council gave the green light to this development plan.
委员会批准了这个发展规划。
Tom finally got the green light from his sales manager.
汤姆终于获得了销售经理的批准。
The Chinese insurer, which is 17 per cent owned by HSBC, is the first of its peers to get the green light to invest more of its assets abroad under the so-called Qualified Domestic Institutional Investor scheme.
汇丰银行（HSBC）持股17%的平安保险，是在所谓的合格境内机构投资者机制下，中国首家获准将更多资产投资海外的保险公司。
The council has given the green light for work to begin on the new shopping center.
政务委员会已经批准开工修建新的购物中心。
We've finally gotten the green light to start the construction project.
我们终于获得了开始建设项目的许可。
The company is waiting to get the green light from the investors before launching the new product.
公司在推出新产品前正在等待投资者的批准。
As soon as we get the green light, we'll start advertising for new staff.
一得到许可,我们就将开始打广告招募新员工。
The boss gave them the green light to order all the equipment they needed.
老板准许他们订购所需的所有设备。
The council has given the green light to the new shopping centre.
市议会已批准兴建新的购物中心。
Other countries are eagerly awaiting an American green light to lift the sanctions altogether.
其他国家正在急切等待美国同意完全撤销制裁。
The food industry was given a green light to extend the use of these chemicals
食品业获准继续使用这些化学品。
The government has decided to give the green light to the plan.
政府已决定为这项计划开绿灯。
We'll never give the green light to gambling.
我们永远不会给赌博开绿灯。
(give sb/sth/get) the thumbs up/down: 竖起大拇指
(表示接受或取得成功);
拇指向下
(表示拒绝或不成功)
used to show that sth has been accepted/rejected or that it is/is not successful
在古罗马时期的角斗赛中,观众竖起拇指表示 不要处死某一角斗士,反之则向下。
The government's plan has got the thumbs up from the public.
政府的计划得到了公众的赞许。
It more or less gets the thumbs up from everyone.
它多多少少得到了每个人的支持。
The press gave the new film the thumbs down.
报纸堆这部新电影评价很低。
I asked him whether I could borrow the car, and he gave me the thumbs up.
我问他可不可以借他的车,他说没问题。
Their proposals were given the thumbs down.
他们的建议遭到拒绝。
I'm afraid it's thumbs down for your new proposal—the boss doesn't like it.
恐怕你的新提案没戏---老板不喜欢。
We've got the thumbs up for the new swimming pool.
我们要求新建一个游泳池的提议得到了批准。
Our committee rejected the idea thumbs down.
我们委员会否决了这个主意。
After consulting together for an hour, the Committee gave the thumbs down to the young architect's proposals.
共同商讨一小时后，委员会否定了这位年轻建筑师的提议。