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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a green light for" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to indicate approval or permission to proceed with a plan or action.
Example: "The board gave a green light for the new marketing strategy, allowing the team to move forward with their plans."
Alternatives: "approval for" or "permission to proceed with".
Idiom
Green light.
If you are given the green light, you are given approval to do something.
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Mr Chávez took this as a green light for radicalisation.
It gave a green light for Ethiopia to invade Somalia.
This might look like a green light for Hollywood.
I gave him a green light for the new test.
Because Congress hasn't given a green light for Iraq 3.0.
If the WTO upheld it, that could give a green light for protectionists.
He blamed Mr Bush for giving Israel a "green light" for the killings.
For two decades, this served as a green light for innovations.
It is even possible that Mr. Cameron would never have gotten a green light for "Avatar".
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"It was a green light for the ministry to proceed," Parra said.
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