say-so
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈsay-so noun informal 1 somebody’s say-so informal someone’s permission to do something 某人的允许，某人的许可 You can’t leave the hospital without the say-so of the doctor. 没有医生的允许你不能离开医院。2 on somebody’s say-so informal PROVE#based on someone’s personal statement without any proof 根据某人的个人意见〔而非真凭实据〕 She’s hired a number of people on my say-so. 她经我一说雇了几个人。
Examples from the Corpus
say-so• The Forest Service guy was supposed to have his say-so, too.• Moreover, if only out of manly self-respect, you want some say-so over your day.ˈsay-so nounChineseSyllable
permission Corpus someone’s something do to
say-so
ˈsay-so
noun informal
1. sb’s say-so someone’s permission to do something:
You can’t leave the hospital without the say-so of the doctor.
2. on sb’s say-so based on someone’s personal statement without any proof:
She’s hired a number of people on my say-so.
ˈsay-so
noun informal1. sb’s say-so someone’s permission to do something:
2. on sb’s say-so based on someone’s personal statement without any proof:
