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have a free hand

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have a free hand
give someone a free hand - to allow someone to do whatever they think is necessary in a particular situation. The editor said I could have a free hand in designing the cover page. (sometimes + in + doing something)
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The OSP's real purpose was to promote an American war against Iraq, during which Israel would have a free hand in Palestine.
Actually, they just don't have a free hand or leg and they're that much more in peril of getting sucked into a black hole of ego.
In Hungary, hospitals still have a free hand to make purchases of recurrent supplies, as long as they remain within their budgets.
 
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