free rein
noun
1.
unhampered freedom of movement, choice, or action:
Students have free rein to choose their own class schedules.
Origin
1950-55
Examples from the web for
free rein
He is warning against giving our unconscious decisions
free rein
.
His convoy had
free rein
on the highways, which had been cleared for utility vehicles.
However, the urban portion does not give hunters
free rein
to hunt anywhere in an urban county.
He will surmise that he has
free rein
to rebuild his arsenal of destruction.
Section allows
free rein
to examine, interpret, and qualify results.
We can't allow special interests to take
free rein
again.
Whoever is going to be doing the work has to have
free rein
to do it, and to be working on it continuously.
Idioms and Phrases with
free rein
free rein
see:
free hand