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To have granted something to someone

To have endured or tolerated

Past tense for to show favor or approval of

Past tense for to advocate or show support for something

Past tense for to give an official acceptance to something as being satisfactory

Past tense for to have a preference or liking for

Past tense for to offer a recommendation

Past tense for to consider or give serious or careful thought to

Past tense for to encourage or incite the development or occurrence of

Past tense for assist in breaking law

Past tense for to trust or accept as true or credible

Past tense for praise formally or officially

Past tense for to encourage or cause a certain event or outcome

Having the approval or authorization of an authority or public body

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Verb

To have granted something to someone

gave the green light to

given the green light to

gave the thumbs up to

given the thumbs up to

gave the go-ahead

given the go-ahead

given the OK to

gone along with

gave permission

given permission

gave the go-ahead to

went along with

given the go-ahead to

given the green light

gave the green light

given someone leave

gave someone leave

put John Hancock on

granted the right to

given permission for

gave permission for

gave permission to

given permission to

gave one's assent to

given consent to

gave consent to

given one's assent to

decriminalized^US

given the go-ahead for

gave the go-ahead for

pronounced lawful

decriminalised^UK

granted the right

lent your name to

given one's blessing to

granted permission to

gave one's blessing to

conferred a right to

given the thumbs up

gave the thumbs up

taken kindly to

said the magic word

given leave for

gave the stamp of approval to

given the stamp of approval to

gave someone authorization

given someone authorization

given stamp of approval

gave stamp of approval

beared the brunt of

gave authority to

given authority to

given approval to

given the seal of approval to

gave the seal of approval to

gave approval to

gave carte blanche

given your blessing

gave your blessing

given carte blanche

gave green light

gave one's word

given green light

given one's word

gave a blank cheque to

gave authority for

gave the green light for

given the green light for

given authority for

given a blank cheque to

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Verb

To have endured or tolerated

beared the brunt of

came to grips with

came up against

grinned and bear

resigned oneself to

subjected oneself to

submitted oneself to

gone along with

went along with

stayed the course

grinned and bear it

sat and took it

come up against

come to grips with

resigned yourself

taken patiently

become accustomed to

reconciled oneself to

held out against

become resigned to

learned to live with

become reconciled to

made the best of

stood firm against

turned a blind eye to

reconciled oneself

taken kindly to

bitten the bullet

became reconciled to

became resigned to

became accustomed to

beared up under

went up against

flew in face of

taken the bull by the horns

flown in face of

gone up against

took the bull by the horns

saw through to the bitter end

seen through to the bitter end

given support to

gave support to

gave the okay to

gave the thumbs up to

given the thumbs up to

given the okay to

took something lying down

played by the rules

faced the music

acclimatized oneself to

taken something lying down

stood up against

accommodated oneself to

played it by the book

prevailed against

tormented yourself

braced oneself for

played the game

tortured yourself

taken one's lumps

withstood subjection to

squared off against

lost sleep over

taken it like a man

beared the brunt

took it like a man

flown in the face of

flew in the face of

taken it lying down

took it lying down

took one's medicine

taken one's medicine

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Verb

Past tense for to show favor or approval of

“Although with regret, still I should willingly countenance your request, since I should be obliged to believe that you could not act differently.”

Verb

Past tense for to advocate or show support for something

regarded highly

received gladly

thought well of

taken a liking to

taken a shine to

given the nod to

gave the nod to

took a liking to

took a shine to

lent support to

looked on with favour

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“I cannot countenance such conduct on the part of our leaders.”

Verb

Past tense for to give an official acceptance to something as being satisfactory

Verb

Past tense for to have a preference or liking for

Verb

Past tense for to offer a recommendation

spoke favorably of

spoken favorably of

went on record for

gone on record for

spoke in favor of

spoken in favor of

beat the drum for

beaten the drum for

offered recommendation

run interference for

campaigned on behalf of

gone to bat for

went to bat for

collaborated with

cooperated with

held a brief for

held up one's end

allied oneself with

participated in

come to the defence of

gone along with

given a push to

went along with

ran interference for

given support to

gave support to

came to the defence of

gave backing to

given backing to

took up the cudgels for

taken up the cudgels for

given one's blessing to

thrown your weight behind

threw your weight behind

gave one's blessing to

gotten on bandwagon

got on bandwagon

put in a good word for

held a torch for

spoke in favour of

spoken in favour of

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Past tense for to consider or give serious or careful thought to

Verb

Past tense for to encourage or incite the development or occurrence of

gave the incentive to

given the incentive to

acted as a incentive to

acted as a stimulus to

lit a fire under

put the heat on

put the screws on

put pressure on

rationalised^UK

rationalized^US

twisted someone's arm

railroaded into

used pressure on

tried to persuade

put a bomb under

acted as an incentive to

fanned the fire

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Past tense for assist in breaking law

aided and abetted

kept in countenance

Verb

Past tense for to trust or accept as true or credible

Verb

Past tense for praise formally or officially

Verb

Past tense for to encourage or cause a certain event or outcome

Adjective

Having the approval or authorization of an authority or public body

signed and sealed

within accepted bounds

unobjectionable

signed, sealed, and delivered

officially recognized

straight from the horse's mouth

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