"laisser les coudées franches" meaning in Français

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Verb

IPA: \lɛ.se le ku.de fʁɑ̃ʃ\
  1. Accorder la liberté d’agir. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-laisser_les_coudées_franches-fr-verb-a~A18qYR Categories (other): Exemples en français, Métaphores en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: avoir les coudées franches
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