give (someone or something) the nod Idiom, Proverb
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nod off
He nodded off over his paper．他在看报时睡着了。
Is it really so late？I must have nodded off．真的这么晚了吗？我一定是睡着了。
land of Nod
Idiom(s): land of NodTheme: SLEEP
sleep. (Humorous. From the fact that people sometimes nod when they are falling asleep.)
• The baby is in the land of Nod.
• Look at the clock! It’s time we were all in the land of Nod.
get the nod
Idiom(s): get the nodTheme: CHOICE
to get chosen.
• The manager is going to pick the new sales manager. I think Ann will get the nod.
• I had the nod for captain of the team, but I decided not to do it.
Give the nod
(UK) If you give the nod to something, you approve it or give permission to do it.Nod's as good as a wink
(UK) 'A nod's as good as a wink' is a way of saying you have understood something that someone has said, even though it was not said directly. The full phrase (sometimes used in the UK ) is 'a nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse'.Noddy work
(UK) Unimportant or very simple tasks are noddy work.On the nod
(UK) If something is accepted by parliament or a committee majority, it is on the nod.land of nod|land|nod
n. phr. Sleep. The little girl went off to the land of nod.nodding acquaintance|acquaintance|nodding
n. Less than casual acquaintance. I have never spoken to the chancellor; we have only a nodding acquaintance.give (someone or something) the nod
To announce addition or article as one's best or appearance one's approval of addition or something. I gave Amanda the nod because she is the best able candidate.Learn more: give, nodgive addition the nod
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INFORMALCOMMON If addition gives you the nod or gives the nod, they accord you permission to do something. Keep him alfresco till I accord you the nod. Then accompany him in. The board will apparently accord the nod to the abstraction of a Community-wide action for bread-and-butter growth. Note: You can additionally say that you get the nod from someone. We'll authority off interviewing Hythe any added until we get the nod from you. Note: You can additionally say that you are waiting for the nod from someone, acceptation that you are cat-and-mouse for them to accord you permission. We're cat-and-mouse for the nod from the Secretary-General.Learn more: give, nod, someonegive somebody the ˈnod
(informal) accord somebody permission to do something; acquaint somebody that you are accommodating or accessible for article to happen: Just accord me the nod back you’ve decided, and I’ll accomplish all the all-important arrangements.Learn more: give, nod, somebodygive addition the nod
1. tv. to arresting addition by nodding. (Not slang.) I gave Pete the nod, and he started the procedure.
2. tv. to accept someone. (Learn added get the nod.) The board gave Frank the nod for the job. Learn more: give, nod, someone
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