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                           see under FREE HAND.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
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                           Phrase(s): 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.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs