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。
somebody’s say-so• Kathleen evidently ran things around the office and nothing could be done without her say-so.• Nobody here leaves without my say-so.• Tell him he can use the car, but only on my say-so.
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