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give rein to

[give rein to] or [give free rein to] {v. phr.} To remove all restrictions or limitations from someone or something. * /When she wrote her first mystery novel, the talented […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

free rein

[free rein] {n.} Freedom to do what you want. * /The king had free rein in his country./ * /Father is strict with the children, but Mother gives them free […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

rein

[rein] See: [FREE REIN], [GIVE REIN TO] or [GIVE FREE REIN TO]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

free hand

[free hand] {n.} Great freedom. * /The teacher had a free hand in her classroom./ * /Bob put paint on the fence with a free hand./ Compare: [FREE REIN]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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