get the nod

English

Verb

get the nod (third-person singular simple present gets the nod, present participle getting the nod, simple past got the nod, past participle (UK) got the nod or (US) gotten the nod)

1. (idiomatic) be selected; be approved
   • 2021 March 25, Phil McNulty, “England 5-0 San Marino”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     Burnley's Nick Pope got the nod in goal but he barely touched the ball in the entire game. This was a cap and clean sheet for this talented keeper but nothing else.

2. (idiomatic, literal) be signaled; get the message or signal