Idiom
yellow light
Meaning
Hesitance to proceed; limited approval or permission to proceed.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“My boss gave me the yellow light for the project.”
“The committee gave us a yellow light, so we can start planning but cannot spend any money yet.”
“Although the board provided a yellow light regarding the merger, they insisted on further legal review before granting final approval.”
Examples
simple
“My boss gave me the yellow light for the project.”
contextual
“The committee gave us a yellow light, so we can start planning but cannot spend any money yet.”
complex
“Although the board provided a yellow light regarding the merger, they insisted on further legal review before granting final approval.”
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