give/allow somebody/something free/full rein

allow (one) free rein

To give one complete freedom to do what one wants or chooses. Can you believe the boss allowed me free rein on this project? Finally, I can present a campaign with my own vision! It seems ludicrous that the government would allow a megacorporation like them free rein with so much funding. Whoa, you don't have to get your topic approved by the professor? She really allowed you free rein on this one?

See also: allow, free, rein

allow (one) full rein

To give one complete freedom to do what one wants or chooses. Can you believe the boss allowed me full rein on this project? Finally, I can present a campaign with my own vision! It seems ludicrous that the government would allow a megacorporation like them full rein with so much funding. Whoa, you don't have to get your topic approved by the professor? She really allowed you full rein on this one?

See also: allow, full, rein

give (one) free rein

To give one complete freedom to do what one wants or chooses. "Rein" refers to the reins of a horse. Can you believe the boss gave me free rein on this project? Finally, I can present a campaign with my own vision! It seems ludicrous that the government would give a megacorporation like them free rein with so much funding. Whoa, you don't have to get your topic approved by the professor? She really gave you free rein on this one?

See also: free, give, rein

give (one) full rein

To give one complete freedom to do what one wants or chooses. Can you believe the boss gave me full rein on this project? Finally, I can present a campaign with my own vision! It seems ludicrous that the government would give a megacorporation like them full rein with so much funding. Whoa, you don't have to get your topic approved by the professor? She really gave you full rein on this one?

See also: full, give, rein

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give/allow somebody/something free/full ˈrein

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give/allow free/full ˈrein to somebody/something

not restrict, limit or control something: In a novel the author need not keep to the facts, but a textbook is not the place to give free rein to your imagination. OPPOSITE: keep a tight rein on somebody/something

A rein is a long leather band that is fastened around a horse’s neck and used by the rider to control the speed of the horse.

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