give someone his head

give someone his head
To allow (someone) to act without constraint: to give (someone) free rein.

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  • give someone his head — ► give someone his (or her) head allow someone complete freedom of action. Main Entry: ↑head …   English terms dictionary

  • give someone his head — give someone his (or her) head allow someone complete freedom of action …   Useful english dictionary

  • give someone their head — give (someone their) head to allow someone the freedom to do what they want. He s got some great ideas. Why not give him his head and see what kind of campaign he comes up with …   New idioms dictionary

  • give someone her head — ► give someone his (or her) head allow someone complete freedom of action. Main Entry: ↑head …   English terms dictionary

  • give someone his (or her) head — allow someone complete freedom of action. → head …   English new terms dictionary

  • give someone his or her head — idi give someone his or her head, to allow someone freedom of choice …   From formal English to slang

  • give someone ideas — (or put ideas in/into someone s head) : to cause someone to think about doing something that probably should not be done Don t go giving him ideas. Don t put ideas in/into his head by telling him he d be happier if he d quit his job. • • • Main… …   Useful english dictionary

  • head — ► NOUN 1) the upper part of the human body, or the front or upper part of the body of an animal, containing the brain, mouth, and sense organs. 2) a person in charge; a director or leader. 3) the front, forward, or upper part or end of something …   English terms dictionary

  • give head — give (someone their) head to allow someone the freedom to do what they want. He s got some great ideas. Why not give him his head and see what kind of campaign he comes up with …   New idioms dictionary

  • head — headlike, adj. /hed/, n. 1. the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. 2. the corresponding part of the body in other animals. 3. the head considered as the center of… …   Universalium

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