give (one) carte blanche
give (one) carte blanche
To give one the freedom to do whatever one wants or deems necessary, especially with a particular task or assignment. This French phrase means "blank card" in English. I can't believe the boss gave me carte blanche to organize the conference—he's usually such a micromanager!
See also: blanche, carte, give
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- give (one) (one's) head
- give head
- give somebody their head
- give someone their head
- 1FTR
- drive (one) out of office
- force (one) out of office
- force out of office
- cooking for one
- as one door closes, another one opens