give a free hand

give somebody a free hand

to allow someone to do whatever they think is necessary in a particular situation (often + to do sth) His manager had given him a free hand to make whatever changes he felt necessary.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Michaela	mi-khah-E-lah (German), mi-KAY-lə (English)	German, Swedish, English, Czech, Slovak
Nynniaw	-	Ancient Celtic
Adva	ahd-VAH	Hebrew
Maiken	-	Danish, Norwegian
SafİYe	-	Turkish
Linnaea	li-NAY-ə	English (Rare)