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
Roy	[rɔi]
Hiroshi	hee-ṙo-shee	Japanese
Ige	-	Western African, Yoruba
GastÓN	-	Spanish
Darcey	['da:si]
Fredrik	FRED-rik (Swedish), FRED-reek (Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish