get the nod
Win the selection
To get the nod is to receive approval, permission, or selection for something.
The phrase evokes a simple nod of the head signaling yes: After months of interviews, she finally got the nod for the position.
In competitions, getting the nod means being chosen or declared the winner: The challenger got the nod in a split decision.
- okayAdequate or permitted
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- stamp of approvalOfficial authorization signal
- chosen oneProphesied special individual
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
recognition · qualifier · endorsement · seal of approval · finalist · agreement · consent · nominee · candidate · selection · first choice · top pick · appointee · acceptance · nomination · go for it · ratification · assent