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
Utku	-	Turkish
Selma	SEL-mə (English), ZEL-mah (German)	English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic
Erramun	-	Basque
Conall	-	Irish, Scottish, Irish Mythology
KadİR	-	Turkish
Aalis	-	Medieval French