make allowance for

Also, make allowances for. Take into account extenuating circumstances, as in We have to make allowance for Jeff; he's very new to the business, or Grandma is always making allowances for the children's bad manners. [c. 1700]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Frida	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic
Deborah	DEB-ə-rə (English), DEB-rə (English)	English, Hebrew, Biblical
DieudonnÉ	dyuu-do-NE	French
Ngawang	-	Tibetan, Bhutanese
Garnette	-	English (Rare)
Harshada	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi