a: why won't jay just talk to her if he likes her so much?  b: he's been totally green-lighting her
"the usually-unconscious act of turning the object of one's romantic desires into a representation of some sort of ideal - a metaphorical "green light" shining across a bay
"a: why won't jay just talk to her if he likes her so much?  b: he's been totally green-lighting her" What is the definition of "green-lighting"?