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
Maximilianomahk-see-mee-LYAH-no (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
Samnang-Khmer
BrysonBRIE-sənEnglish
Aristotelis-Greek
Nicolae-Romanian
Marna-Danish