give somebody their head
give (one) (one's) head
To allow one to do what one wants; to grant one more or total freedom. Can you believe the boss gave me my head on this project? Finally, I can present a campaign with my own vision! I'm giving you your head on this project, I hope to see some real innovation.
See also: give, head
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
give somebody their ˈhead
give somebody the freedom to do what they want: We must give the new art teacher her head, so that she has the freedom to do things differently. OPPOSITE: tie somebody’s handsThis idiom refers to allowing a horse to go as fast as it likes when you are riding it.See also: give, head, somebody
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- give (one) (one's) head
- give head
- give someone their head
- drive (one) out of office
- force (one) out of office
- force out of office
- cooking for one
- 1FTR
- as one door closes, another (one) opens
- as one door closes, another opens