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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Matuk Nath Choudhary, who is standing in the Bihar state capital of Patna, is promising that, if he wins, lovers of all ages will be encouraged to give free rein to their emotions wherever and whenever they please. India's 'love guru' seeks to woo voters' hearts by AFP / AFP Asian Edition Matuk Nath Choudhary, who is standing in the Bihar state capital of Patna, is promising that, if he wins, lovers of all ages will be encouraged to give free rein to their emotions wherever and whenever they please. India's 'love guru' seeks to woo voters' hearts by AFP / AFP South Asian Edition Matuk Nath Choudhary, who is standing in the Bihar state capital of Patna, is promising that, if he wins, lovers of all ages will be encouraged to give free rein to their emotions wherever and whenever they please. India's 'love guru' seeks to woo voters' hearts by AFP / AFP Global Edition			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 it a rest Give it a rest! give it a shot Give it all you've got! give it best shot Give it the gun Give it time Give it to me straight give it to straight give life give lip service to give marching orders give me a break Give me a break! Give me a call Give me a chance! Give me a rest! Give me five! Give my best to			give evidence of give expectation give explanation to give expression give expression to give eye teeth give eye teeth for give eye teeth for give eye to be give eyeteeth give eyeteeth for give fair warning give final notice give first refusal Give Fish A Chance give food for thought give for give for give force to give formal approval to give formal status to give forth give forth give forth with give foundation give free reign give free rein give free rein to give freedom give freely give full measure give full particulars give full play Give Geography Its Place give get the bum's rush give get the bum's rush give get the bum's rush give get the bum's rush Give Girls A Chance give good reasons for give grief give ground give ground give ground give ground give ground give grounds for give Hail Columbia give head give head give head give head give head give heart give heart give heart give heart give heed

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