"give someone his head" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-give someone his head.ogg [Australia] Forms: gives someone his head [present, singular, third-person], giving someone his head [participle, present], gave someone his head [past], given someone his head [participle, past]
Etymology: From horse racing: to allow a horse freedom of movement of its head. See Citations:give someone his head. Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> someone his head}} give someone his head (third-person singular simple present gives someone his head, present participle giving someone his head, simple past gave someone his head, past participle given someone his head)
  1. (idiomatic) To allow (someone) to act without constraint: to give (someone) free rein. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: give head, hand someone his head

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