give (someone/something) the green light - to give permission for someone to do something or for something to happen.

As soon as we get the green light from the council we'll start building. (often + from)

• make a poor fist of
• make a poor fist of doing something
• make a poor fist of something
• make a practice of
• make a practice of doing something
• make a production of
• make a production of something
• make a production out of
• make a production out of something
• make a quick buck
• make a rod for own back
• make a rod for your own back
• make a run at
• make a run at something
• make a run for it
• make a scene
• make a song and dance about
• make a song and dance about doing something
• make a song and dance about something
• make a spectacle of
• make a spectacle of yourself
• make a splash
• make a stab at
• make a stab at doing something
• make a stab at something