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- give (one) (one's) head
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.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Tobit | | - | Biblical, Biblical Latin |
| Dobrogost | | daw-BRAW-gawst (Polish) | Polish (Rare), Medieval Slavic |
| MochÁN | | - | Ancient Irish |
| Iulia | | YOO:-li-a (Ancient Roman) | Romanian, Ancient Roman |
| Alishia | | ə-LISH-ə, ə-LEE-shə | English (Rare) |
| Holger | | - | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |