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.
See also: free, give, rein

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Rajkumari-Indian, Hindi
AsherA-shər (English)Hebrew, English, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Irenaee-RE-nah (Polish), ee-RAY-nah (Dutch)Polish, Czech, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Dutch, Lithuanian
JennieJEN-ee (English)English, Swedish
Khariton-Russian
FabiÁN-Spanish