get someone the OK

get someone the OK
get/give/someone the OK phrase
to get or give someone permission to do something

I’ll place the order as soon as you give me the OK.

Thesaurus: to give someone permission to do somethingsynonym
Main entry: OK

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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