give permission
1give permission — index allow (authorize), authorize, bestow, certify (approve), consent, empower, enable …
2give permission — give authority, allow; allow, grant permission, consent …
3refuse to give permission — index forbid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4permission — per‧mis‧sion [pəˈmɪʆn ǁ pər ] noun [countable, uncountable] when someone is officially told that they are allowed to do something: permission to do something • The Board denied the company permission to build the pipeline. • The officer approved …
5give the nod — (UK) If you give the nod to something, you approve it or give permission to do it …
6give someone the green light — give (someone/something) the green light to give permission for someone to do something or for something to happen. They ve just been given the green light to build two new supermarkets in the region. (often + to do something) The local prefect… …
7give something the green light — give (someone/something) the green light to give permission for someone to do something or for something to happen. They ve just been given the green light to build two new supermarkets in the region. (often + to do something) The local prefect… …
8give the green light — give (someone/something) the green light to give permission for someone to do something or for something to happen. They ve just been given the green light to build two new supermarkets in the region. (often + to do something) The local prefect… …
9give smb the green light — give permission to go ahead with a project He has been given the green light to begin work on the new housing plan …
10Permission — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Permission >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 permission permission leave Sgm: N 1 allowance allowance sufferance Sgm: N 1 tolerance tolerance toleration Sgm: N 1 liberty liberty law license …
