nod

get (or give someone or something) the nod

1 be selected or approved (or select or approve someone or something).

2 get (or give someone) a signal or information.

land of Nod: seeland.

a nod's as good as a wink there's no need for further elaboration or explanation.

☞ This is a shortened form of the proverb, dating from the late 18th century, a nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse, used to convey that a mere hint or suggestion can be or has been understood. A nod and a wink is also used to mean 'a hint or innuendo'.

nod the nut plead guilty to a charge in court. Australian informal

☞ In colloquial terms, nut is the head, which is nodded to acknowledge guilt.

on the nod by general agreement and without discussion. British informal

词组	nod
释义	nod get (or give someone or something) the nod 1 be selected or approved (or select or approve someone or something). 2 get (or give someone) a signal or information. land of Nod: seeland. a nod's as good as a wink there's no need for further elaboration or explanation. ☞ This is a shortened form of the proverb, dating from the late 18th century, a nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse, used to convey that a mere hint or suggestion can be or has been understood. A nod and a wink is also used to mean 'a hint or innuendo'. nod the nut plead guilty to a charge in court. Australian informal ☞ In colloquial terms, nut is the head, which is nodded to acknowledge guilt. on the nod by general agreement and without discussion. British informal
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