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
Ieronimus	-	Late Roman
Svantovit	-	Slavic Mythology
Jackson	JAK-sən	English
Aamina	-	Arabic
Maritza	-	Spanish (Latin American)
Deep	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi