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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) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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There may be some counties that need more inspectors--and Los Angeles may be one of them--but to give carte blanche to all counties to raise fees to pad their budgets is not warranted," said Dennis DeCota, the executive director of association. This canon does not give carte blanche to the faithful, however, since it insists on three conditions being fulfilled before sacraments can be administered: that the faithful opportunely ask for a sacrament--in this case Communion; that they are properly disposed; and that they are not prohibited by law from receiving them. By refusing to set policy and state what is required of the new superintendent, the board seemed to give carte blanche to Zacarias. |
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