get the green light

뜻

to be given permission to start

일을 시작해도 된다는 허락을 받다.

예문

1. 1Our school finally got the green light to build a new science lab.
2. 2If we get the green light from the bank, we'll open the café in May.
3. 3After months of waiting, the festival got the green light from the council and ticket sales began.
4. 4Has your plan to work from home on Fridays got the green light yet?
5. 5We can't start painting the flats until we get the green light from the landlord.

문법

get만 바뀐다: got, getting. 허락하는 사람이나 단체는 from 뒤에 온다. 능동형으로는 give someone the green light를 쓴다.