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
Tobit-Biblical, Biblical Latin
Dobrogostdaw-BRAW-gawst (Polish)Polish (Rare), Medieval Slavic
MochÁN-Ancient Irish
IuliaYOO:-li-a (Ancient Roman)Romanian, Ancient Roman
Alishiaə-LISH-ə, ə-LEE-shəEnglish (Rare)
Holger-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish