Possible Clues:

• Give __ to: okay
• Give ___ of approval
• Give ___ to (approve)
• '___ is as good as a wink'
• ''. . . ___, up the chimney he rose''
• Give --- of approval
• "And giving __, up the chimney ... "
• 'With a wink and ___'
• "And giving __, up the chimney ..."
• 'And giving ___, up the chimney he rose'