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free rein
noun
- unhampered freedom of movement, choice, or action:
Students have free rein to choose their own class schedules.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of free rein1
Idioms and Phrases
see free hand .Example Sentences
"If you are finishing bottom of the Six Nations why do you just get free rein to turn up next year and play?" said Cockerill.
But in the age of DOGE, where Elon Musk is given free rein by President Trump to slice and dice the federal budget, Carr’s focus feels more urgent.
Abhishek's hitting was stunning, a knock for the ages by a player given free rein by the management.
On education, the incoming Trump Administration hopes to give free rein to “an army of far-right Christians” and attack “the very foundations of free, secular education.”
"Tom Hayhoe brings a wealth of experience and will leave no stone unturned as a commissioner with free rein to investigate the unacceptable carnival of waste and fraud during the pandemic."
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