дать добро

give one's say-so (4uzhoj); give the green light to someone to do something (кому-либо на что-либо); clear (You are at the mercy of the customs officer until such time as that officer clears you for entry. 4uzhoj); approve (Yanick); smile on (Yanick); consent (Yanick); give permission to proceed (Yanick); endorse (Yanick); give the all-clear (Taras); give the go; okay (The old man has to okay all helicopter landings. Yanick); give the go-ahead (на что-либо • Let's hope your boss gives you the go ahead.); give someone all-clear (fruit_jellies); give one's okay (The boss gave his okay. 4uzhoj); sign off (on something • The boss signed off on my plan. 4uzhoj); put one's stamp of approval (A.Rezvov); give permission (george serebryakov); give the green light (кому-либо на что-либо Alexei Yakovlev); give one's go-ahead (на какое-либо действие и т.п. Ant493)

Игорь Миг

give a free hand

astronaut.

be a go (вариант требует замены конструкции • Engineers and managers at NASA will make a "go" or "no go" decision on testing that day. Assuming the test is a go, technicians begin running final checks to make sure everything is ready.)

fig.

greenlight (Once the production has been greenlit Damirules); give thumb up (Vadim Rouminsky); give nod (Vadim Rouminsky)

Gruzovik, inf.

give the OK

idiom.

thumbs up (Yeldar Azanbayev); give a go-ahead (Баян); give someone/something the green light (Andrey Truhachev); give someone the nod (Andrey Truhachev); give the go-ahead for something (Andrey Truhachev)

inf.

give the nod (for something – на что-либо denghu); green-light (igisheva); give OK; give a green light (igisheva); give the green light

Makarov.

give the green light; give the go-ahead

дать "добро"

gen.

give a go; give a go ahead; give the nod; give the go ahead; give the green light

дать"добро" adv.

give someone the go

дать добро

: 9 phrases in 5 subjects

Christianity	1
Figure of speech	1
General	3
Informal	1
Makarov	3