give (one) (one's) head



give (one) (one's) head

To let one do as one wishes; to grant one more freedom. I'm so glad my parents gave me my head—now, I can finally stay out until midnight on the weekends! I'm giving you your head on this project, and I hope to see some real innovation with it.
See also: give, head

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JuliyaYOO-lee-yah (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian
ŽOfie-Czech
EdgarED-gər (English), ed-GAHR (French)English, French
Hendrina-Dutch
Karin['ka:rin]
Evaristus-Ancient Greek (Latinized)