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take kindly to(verb, idiom, support, accept)
3
think well of(idiom, support, accept, praise)
3
vouch for(verb, phrasal verb, support, praise)
2
assent to(verb, phrasal verb, allow, permit)
2
bear out(support, back, sign, approve)
2
buck for(support, accept, praise, encourage)
2
coercive measure(noun, command, disapproval, punishment)
2
egg on(verb, support, help, force)
2
flash on(support, accept, praise, encourage)
2
free up(verb, support, make, release)
2
give a blank check(idiom, support, release, pass)
2
give carte blanche(idiom, support, release, pass)
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give green light(idiom, support, accept, favor)
2
give power(allow, permit, qualify)
2
give stamp of approval(idiom, support, accept, allow)
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go ahead(noun, approval, evidence, proof)
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grant permission(verb, support, release, pass)
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hand it to(idiom, support, praise, approve)
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hats off to(idiom, support, accept, praise)
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hear of(verb, support, make, accept)
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