high sign

high sign

A hand gesture used to signal someone about something. Sometimes, it refers specifically to the "OK" gesture (when the tip of the index finger and thumb touch, forming a circle). I'll give you the high sign when it's time to come out on stage.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

*the high sign

Fig. a prearranged signal for going ahead with something. (Often refers to a hand signal or some other visual signal. *Typically: get ~; give someone ~.) When I got the high sign, I pulled cautiously out into the roadway. The train's engineer got the high sign and began to move the train out of the station.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

high sign

A secret signal intended to warn or inform, as in Dad gave us the high sign when it was time to leave. This expression presumably alludes to a gesture such as a hand wave. [c. 1900]
See also: high, sign
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

high sign

n. a hand signal meaning okay. (The tip of the index or middle finger touches the tip of the thumb, and the hand is raised into the air.) Give me a “high sign” when you want me to start.
See also: high, sign
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • the high sign
  • give (someone) the high sign
  • get the high sign
  • comp
  • beckon
  • beckon to
  • beckon to (one)
  • air quotes
  • quote
  • the thumbs up/down
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