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Idiom

get the nod

Meaning

be selected; be approved

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“My boss gave me the nod for the new project.”

“After a long interview process, she finally got the nod to lead the marketing department.”

“Following months of intense deliberation, the committee gave the nod to the most innovative proposal, effectively ending the competition.”

Examples

simple

“My boss gave me the nod for the new project.”

contextual

“After a long interview process, she finally got the nod to lead the marketing department.”

complex

“Following months of intense deliberation, the committee gave the nod to the most innovative proposal, effectively ending the competition.”

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