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give (one) (one's) head
give (one) (one's) head
To let one do as one wishes; to grant one more freedom. I'm so glad my parents gave me my head—now, I can finally stay out until midnight on the weekends! I'm giving you your head on this project, and I hope to see some real innovation with it.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Elvina | | el-VEEN-ə | English |
| Cadogan | | - | Welsh, Irish |
| Xolani | | - | Southern African, Zulu |
| Jean (1) | | ZHAWN | French |
| ArnÓRr | | - | Ancient Scandinavian |
| Graciano | | grah-THYAH-no (Spanish), grah-SYAH-no (Latin American Spanish), grə-SYA-noo (Portuguese) | Spanish, Portuguese |