n.
1.formal and explicit approval
2.a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards
3.official permission or approval
4.the act of final authorization sanction v.
1.give sanction to
2.give authority or permission to
3.give religious sanction to, such as through on oath
Idiom of the Day
fall flat (on one's face)
to be unsuccessful, to fail
My attempt at humor fell flat and now the girl does not like me. I fell flat on my face when I tried to impress the girl with my story.