- give someone/something the nod
- 1) select or approve someone or something
they banned one book but gave the other the nod
2) give someone a signal
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
they banned one book but gave the other the nod
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
give someone/thing the nod — ► give someone/thing the nod 1) select or approve someone or something. 2) give someone a signal. Main Entry: ↑nod … English terms dictionary
give someone/thing the nod — 1》 select or approve someone or something. 2》 give someone a signal. → nod … English new terms dictionary
give someone the nod — ► give someone/thing the nod 1) select or approve someone or something. 2) give someone a signal. Main Entry: ↑nod … English terms dictionary
give thing the nod — ► give someone/thing the nod 1) select or approve someone or something. 2) give someone a signal. Main Entry: ↑nod … English terms dictionary
give someone the nod — give (someone) the nod British & Australian, informal to give someone permission to do something. We re just waiting for the council to give us the nod then we ll start building … New idioms dictionary
give the nod — give (someone) the nod British & Australian, informal to give someone permission to do something. We re just waiting for the council to give us the nod then we ll start building … New idioms dictionary
give someone the nod — 1 the winger was given the nod: SELECT, choose, pick, go for; Brit. cap. 2 the Lords will give the treaty the nod: APPROVE, agree to, sanction, ratify, endorse, rubber stamp; … Useful english dictionary
nod — ► VERB (nodded, nodding) 1) lower and raise one s head slightly and briefly in greeting, assent, or understanding, or as a signal. 2) let one s head fall forward when drowsy or asleep. 3) (nod off) informal fall asleep. 4) make a mistake due to a … English terms dictionary
nod — verb (nods, nodding, nodded) 1》 lower and raise one s head slightly and briefly, especially in greeting, assent, or understanding, or as a signal. ↘signify or express in this way: he nodded his consent. ↘(nod something through) informal… … English new terms dictionary
The Falcon's Malteser — is one of the Diamond Brothers series of books by Anthony Horowitz. Set in London, the book tells the story of Nick Simple (who uses Diamond as his last name), teenage brother of hopeless detective Herbert Tim Diamond Simple, who is hired by a… … Wikipedia