Give (someone) The Green Light/the Go Ahead Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Give (someone) The Green Light/the Go Ahead Idiom mean?

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give (someone) the green light/the go-ahead What does give (someone) the green light/the go-ahead mean?	to give someone permission to begin a project	The city gave us the green light to begin work on the new housing project.
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make a mountain out of a molehill What does "make a mountain out of a molehill" mean?	make something seem much more important than it really is.	"Calm down. There's really nothing to worry about.You're making a mountain out of a molehill."

ruffle (someone's) feathers What does "ruffle (someone's) feathers" mean?	to upset or annoy someone	I am usually very careful not to ruffle my supervisor's feathers.
out of work What does "out of work" mean?	to be unemployed	There are many people out of work in our town.
free as a bird What does "free as a bird" mean?	completely free	We were as free as a bird so we decided to go on a long holiday.
like taking candy from a baby What does "like taking candy from a baby" mean?	something is very easy to do	I asked the department store to refund the money for my goods and they quickly agreed. It was like taking candy from a baby.
Set in stone What does "Set in stone" mean?	If something is set in stone, it cannot be changed or altered.
tough row to hoe What does "tough row to hoe" mean?	a difficult task to undertake	Learning the written language of China was a tough row to hoe for the university students.
run afoul of (someone or something) What does "run afoul of (someone or something)" mean?	to get into trouble with someone or something	The young man ran afoul of the law and got into much trouble.

hoe What does "hoe" mean?	prostitute; whore
more haste, less speed What does "more haste, less speed" mean?	if you try to do something quickly you may make mistakes and take longer to finish the task than you would normally have	The man was in a hurry to finish work but he made many mistakes and had to repeat some things again. This proved to him that more haste equals less speed.
eat out of (someone's) hand What does "eat out of (someone's) hand" mean?	to do what someone else wants	The secretary had her boss eating out of her hand and she could do whatever she wanted.
stat What does "stat" mean?	immediately.	Get him to the ER stat.
tough row to hoe What does "tough row to hoe" mean?	a difficult task to undertake	Learning the written language of China was a tough row to hoe for the university students.

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Give (someone) The Green Light/the Go Ahead Idiom