('formal') 'Permit' me 'to offer' my congratulations on your victory. [=I would like to congratulate you on your victory]
The picnic will be held at the park, 'weather permitting'. [=if the weather is good enough to allow it]
When we arrived at customs we realized we had more than the 'permitted' number of items.
(..) mouse-trap... rubber chicken... - LittIe to the Ieft. That's it. - I don't know. Funny eyebaII gIasses... I've never seen those in my Iife. - bazooka. - I have a permit for that. - Picture of KeIIaway's wife... - What? CALL ME LOVER! Margaret! Son of a bitch! I figured you had a sense of humor. (..)1994 The Mask