get the nod

1. Receive approval or assent, as in, The contestant got the nod from the judges. Similarly give the nod means “to show approval or assent.” These expressions allude to the quick inclination of the head to indicate approval. [First half of 1900s]

Example Sentences

Sajid recovered from viral flu to get the nod while Shaheen Shah Afridi and Hasan Ali will lead the pace attack.

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Ellis Genge, Dan Sheehan and Tadhg Furlong get the nod in the front row.

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Midfielder Alice Griffiths, who spent the second half of the season on loan from Southampton at fellow Championship side Durham, and Newcastle United defender Lois Joel also get the nod.

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They take turns guessing who else will get the nod.

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CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner and Carlos Beltrán are among the other former players who could get the nod this year.

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