give someone the nod イディオム
deuce of nods on the backbeat
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 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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