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give free rein to

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give free rein to someone and give someone free rein
Fig. to allow someone to be completely in charge (of something). (Alludes to loosening the reins of a horse and therefore control.) The boss gave the manager free rein with the new project. The principal gave free rein to Mrs. Brown in her classes.
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In any case, the desire of Gordon Brown and others before him to break down barriers and give free rein to global financial forces goes unquestioned in large parts of a nation which has become relatively prosperous since the 1990s.
After all, the point of erotic lingerie is to give free rein to fantasies you both have and enliven your intimate life.
Again the sounds are open to interpretation and the students can give free rein to their imagination.
 
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