have a free hand
1have a free hand — give (someone) a free hand to allow someone to do whatever they think is necessary in a particular situation. The editor said I could have a free hand in designing the cover page. (sometimes + in + doing something) …
2have a free hand — get, have, etc. a free ˈhand idiom to get, have, etc. the opportunity to do what you want to do and to make your own decisions • I was given a free hand in designing the syllabus. Main entry: ↑freeidiom …
3have a free hand — be free to act as one wishes, be unconstrained, be authorized to do as one sees fit …
4free hand — If you have a free hand, you have permission to make your own decisions, especially in a job. My boss gave me a free hand in the choice of supplier …
5free hand — [ˌfriː hænd] have a free hand [ freedom of action ] to give smb. a free hand to get …
6free|hand — «FREE HAND», adjective, adverb. –adj. done by hand without measurements or instruments: »freehand drawing. –adv. in a freehand manner. free hand, 1. freedom to do as one chooses: »The carriers…have been adamant in their demands for a free hand on …
7free hand — noun freedom to do as you see fit many have doubts about giving him a free hand to attack • Syn: ↑blank check • Hypernyms: ↑freedom * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: free ( …
8get a free hand — get, have, etc. a free ˈhand idiom to get, have, etc. the opportunity to do what you want to do and to make your own decisions • I was given a free hand in designing the syllabus. Main entry: ↑freeidiom …
9free — [frē] adj. freer, freest [ME fre < OE freo, not in bondage, noble, glad, illustrious, akin to Ger frei, Du vrij < IE base * prei , to be fond of, hold dear > FRIEND, Sans priyá , dear, desired] 1. a) not under the control of some other… …
10Free will in theology — is an important part of the debate on free will in general. This article discusses the doctrine of free will as it has been, and is, interpreted within the various branches of Christianity, Judaism, Islam and Hinduism. In Christian thoughtIn… …