get the nod
idiom
: to get approval
We're waiting to get the nod from the city to start the project.
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Tobias Raymond would likely get the nod if the season started today, but expect rising redshirt freshman Justin Tauanuu, who impressed down the stretch, to push him in fall camp.
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
Atlanta’s Trae Young: If Cunningham and Garland are named reserves by coaches, then this becomes a question of whether Young, Lillard, Herro or any of the other guards below get the nod over two additional frontcourt players.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2025
Three players have played left tackle, and a fourth — D.J. Humphries, signed in late November — may get the nod Saturday over converted guard Joe Thuney.
—Mike Jones, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
The Ravens have tried four different players with Steven Sims becoming the latest to get the nod.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
Atlanta’s Trae Young: If Cunningham and Garland are named reserves by coaches, then this becomes a question of whether Young, Lillard, Herro or any of the other guards below get the nod over two additional frontcourt players.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2025
Three players have played left tackle, and a fourth — D.J. Humphries, signed in late November — may get the nod Saturday over converted guard Joe Thuney.
—Mike Jones, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
The Ravens have tried four different players with Steven Sims becoming the latest to get the nod.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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