- free hand
- nounfreedom to do as you see fit-
many have doubts about giving him a free hand to attack
• Syn: ↑blank check• Hypernyms: ↑freedom* * *
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ noun: freedom of action or decisiongave him a free hand in running the business
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unrestricted freedom or authority: They gave the decorator a free hand.[1925-30]* * *
free hand nounComplete freedom of action• • •Main Entry: ↑free* * *
free hand UK US noun [singular]the ability to make your own decisions, without having to ask permissionThesaurus: freedom and independencesynonym* * *
free|hand «FREE HAND», adjective, adverb.–adj.done by hand without measurements or instruments: »freehand drawing.
–adv.in a freehand manner.free hand,1. freedom to do as one chooses: »The carriers…have been adamant in their demands for a free hand on the revisions (Wall Street Journal).
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noun: the freedom to do things and make decisions without being controlled by anotherHer father gave her a free hand in running the family business. [=her father let her run the family business as she wanted to]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.