Meaning

2 senses
  1. A rein of a horse held loosely so that the animal can move more freely; also, the free condition that this gives to a horse.

    freier Lauf

  2. (figuratively)The absence of constraints; freedom to act, decide, or speak.

    to give [a] free rein to

    freier Lauf, Freibrief, freie Hand

    свобода действийsvoboda dejstvij

More definitions
  • the removal of constraints

Examples

5 sentences
  1. Yanni gave his daughter a free rein.

  2. He gave the child free rein to manage.

  3. They gave their children free rein of the farm.

  4. The children were given free rein in the chocolate factory.

  5. We all have free rein on how each one of us want their life to be like.

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
absence of constraints:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
rein of a horse held loosely so that the animal can move more freely; free condition that this gives to a horse:
absence of constraints:

Origin

From free (adjective) + rein.

From free (adjective) + rein.

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Forms

plural: free reins

Synonyms

5 synonyms
carte blanchefree handproxy in blankblank check, blank cheque
Close in meaning
  • the removal of constraints:play

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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