catflap.org Online Dictionary Query

  give sb. (a) free rein /ɡˈɪv ˌɛsbˈiː ɐ fɹˈiː ɹˈeɪn/
  jdm. freie Hand lassen
   see: hand, hands, by hand, manual, manually, shake hands, firsthand, secondhand, buy secondhand, at hand, link hands, without rhyme or reason, find sth. easy, sb. finds sth. easy, with sure touch, She is all (fingers and) thumbs when it comes to baking., She can't bake her way out of a paper bag., She can't bake for toffee.