give somebody a free hand/rein

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgive somebody a free hand/reingive somebody a free hand/reinLET/ALLOWto let someone do whatever they want or need to do in a particular situation The producer was given a free rein with the script. → freeExamples from the Corpusgive somebody a free hand/rein• I would discuss the script, say, on proportional representation, and then give him free rein.• Then I pretty much give them free rein.• While watching him at work she impulsively asked to borrow his materials and followed his advice to give her imagination free rein.• No advanced industrial nation gives corporations a freer hand in busting unions.• No, it was thanks to my culinary abilities that Marie-Claude gave me free rein of both her kitchen and her bedchamber.• It turns them on and gives them a free hand to be as obnoxious as they want.• He's given me a free hand to buy horses.• Both these factors gave him a freer hand to negotiate.• They've given me a free hand with the budget, as long as I stay under $10,000.

单词	give somebody a free hand/rein
释义	give somebody a free hand/rein From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgive somebody a free hand/reingive somebody a free hand/reinLET/ALLOWto let someone do whatever they want or need to do in a particular situation The producer was given a free rein with the script. → freeExamples from the Corpusgive somebody a free hand/rein• I would discuss the script, say, on proportional representation, and then give him free rein.• Then I pretty much give them free rein.• While watching him at work she impulsively asked to borrow his materials and followed his advice to give her imagination free rein.• No advanced industrial nation gives corporations a freer hand in busting unions.• No, it was thanks to my culinary abilities that Marie-Claude gave me free rein of both her kitchen and her bedchamber.• It turns them on and gives them a free hand to be as obnoxious as they want.• He's given me a free hand to buy horses.• Both these factors gave him a freer hand to negotiate.• They've given me a free hand with the budget, as long as I stay under $10,000.
随便看	put simply etc put some muscle into it put somebody as/among/in etc something put somebody down as something put somebody down for something put somebody in (something) put somebody in a good/bad etc mood put somebody in control/command/charge etc put somebody in mind of somebody/something put somebody in their place put somebody into custody put somebody off (doing) something put somebody off their stride put somebody off their stroke put somebody on a train/plane etc put somebody on the spot put somebody onto somebody/something put somebody out to grass put somebody straight/right put somebody through the mill put somebody to death put somebody to flight put somebody to rout put somebody to the sword put somebody to trouble/inconvenience