give carte blanche

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give somebody carte blanche (slightly formal)

to let someone do whatever they want in a particular situation (usually + to do sth) She gave her interior decorator carte blanche to do up her apartment. (slightly formal)

See also: Carte, give

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The Collins English Dictionary contains the definitions of many other slang and derogatory terms but that does not give carte blanche for them to be used without consideration, appropriateness or social responsibility. 'Derogatory' headline; YourSay by Birmingham Mail (England) Do we give carte blanche to foreign governments to come here and carry out atrocities with impunity? Letter: Your view - Justice needed by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) And French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin said: "We will not give carte blanche to military action. US and Britain isolated on Iraq by The Mirror (London, England)			give a pain give a piece of mind give a red face give a ring give a rocket give a rough time give a run for money give a shit give a shot give a thick ear give a tinker's cuss give a tinkle give a try give a whirl give a wide berth give an account give an earful give an inch Give an inch and he'll take a mile Give an inch and take a mile give as good as get give as good as one gets give away give best shot give birth to give carte blanche give cause for give chapter and verse give chase give credence to Give credit where credit is due give currency give due give ear to give enough rope Give enough rope and he'll hang himself give evidence of give eye teeth for give eyeteeth for give first refusal give food for thought give forth with give free reign give free rein give free rein to give grief give ground give Hail Columbia give head give hell give house room			give authoritative instructions to give authority give authority to give away give away give away give away at death Give Away of the Day give back give back give back Give Back A Smile give base give being to give best give best give best give best give best give best shot give birth give birth give birth give birth give birth to give birth to give birth to give by way of information give by will give care give carte blanche give cause for give cause for give cause for alarm give chapter and verse give chase give chase give chase give chase give chase give clearance give close attention give color give color give color give color to give colour give colour give colour give compensation for give compensation for in advance give confidence give consent give consent to give control give counsel give credence to give credence to give credit give credit to Give credit where credit is due

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