give free rein

give somebody/something (a) free rein

also give (a) free reign to somebody/something

to allow someone or something complete freedom The owners gave the chef free reign to create a new menu. She was afraid to give free rein to her feelings.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
AdÃO	-	Portuguese
Suzume	soo-zoo-me	Japanese (Rare)
Ralf	RAHLF (German), RALF (English), RAYF (English)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English (Rare)
Linnaea	li-NAY-ə	English (Rare)
Mihails	-	Latvian
Alfhildr	-	Ancient Scandinavian