Words in the News: Green Light

Ukraine has put its armed forces on full alert and warned Russia that military intervention will lead to war shortly after Vladimir Putin gave the green light for an invasion as the upper house of the Russian parliament unanimously approved his request to send troops into the neighbouring state. Full story >>

VOCABULARY
If you give somebody/something the green light, you allow a project, plan etc to begin. • The government has given the green light to Sunday trading.

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