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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Mason Rudolph will get the nod as the starter as reported by NFL insider Ian Rapoport.
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Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
When a vacancy occurs in the Maryland General Assembly, the governor appoints a replacement whose name is submitted by the state central committee of the same political party as the legislator vacating the seat, almost guaranteeing that a political insider will get the nod.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 9 Dec. 2024
Since Virginie Viard’s abrupt exit, rumors have swirled, eventually coalescing into consensus that Matthieu Blazy will get the nod, after a highly impressive three-year tenure at Bottega Veneta.
—Gráinne O'Hara Belluomo, WWD, 1 Dec. 2024
Politico reported there were intense internal squabbles over who would get the nod, as Rollins had less experience in agricultural policy than others on the president-elect’s shortlist.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2024
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Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
When a vacancy occurs in the Maryland General Assembly, the governor appoints a replacement whose name is submitted by the state central committee of the same political party as the legislator vacating the seat, almost guaranteeing that a political insider will get the nod.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 9 Dec. 2024
Since Virginie Viard’s abrupt exit, rumors have swirled, eventually coalescing into consensus that Matthieu Blazy will get the nod, after a highly impressive three-year tenure at Bottega Veneta.
—Gráinne O'Hara Belluomo, WWD, 1 Dec. 2024
Politico reported there were intense internal squabbles over who would get the nod, as Rollins had less experience in agricultural policy than others on the president-elect’s shortlist.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Get the nod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20the%20nod. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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