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.
See also: give, head

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Elvinael-VEEN-əEnglish
Cadogan-Welsh, Irish
Xolani-Southern African, Zulu
Jean (1)ZHAWNFrench
ArnÓRr-Ancient Scandinavian
Gracianograh-THYAH-no (Spanish), grah-SYAH-no (Latin American Spanish), grə-SYA-noo (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese