sign off on (something)
sign off on (something)
To give express, formal approval of something, often by literally signing a document. We're just waiting for the boss to sign off on the project before we start working. My thesis supervisor has to sign off on each chapter I write to make sure I'm staying focused on the topic.
See also: off, on, sign
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
sign off on something
to sign a paper, indicating that one has finished with something or agrees with the state of something. The publisher signed off on the book and sent it to be printed. I refuse to sign off on this project until it is done correctly.
See also: off, on, sign
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- literally
- be scratching (one's) head
- be scratching your head
- être
- explode with
- explode with (something)
- drift with
- drift with (something)
- bring (something) down on (oneself)
- bring down on