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单词 green light, the
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green light, the


Permission to go ahead, as in The chief gave us the green light for starting this project. This term originated in the late 1800s for the signal used by railroads to indicate that a train could proceed. It was transferred to more general use in the first half of the 1900s.

Words nearby green light, the

Grapes of Wrath, The, grass is always greener on the other side, the, The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, Great Gatsby, The, the green-eyed monster, green light, the, The Hague, the handwriting on the wall, hard way, the, Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, The, the hell with
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