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
Akiva	ah-KEE-vah	Hebrew
Calisto	kah-LEE-sto (Spanish)	Portuguese, Spanish
Antoinette	[.æntwa:'net]
Euanthe	-	Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Ahriman	AH-ri-mahn	Persian Mythology
Michi (1)	mee-chee	Japanese