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
Gunn	-	Norwegian
Trudy	TROO-dee (English), TRUY-dee (Dutch)	English, Dutch
Karola	KAW-ro-law (Hungarian), kah-RO-lah (German)	Hungarian, German
Tamerlane	-	History
Hodei	-	Basque
Roberto	ro-BER-to (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese