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give someone their head

idiom

To allow (someone) to act without constraint: to give (someone) free rein.


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  1. 01

    as if someone owns the place

    Alternative form of like someone owns the place.

  2. 02

    bang one's head against a brick wall

    To waste effort on a futile project.

  3. 03

    bash someone's head

    To beat up someone violently.

  4. 04

    beat someone round the ears

    To beat (a person) with blows about the head.

  5. 05

    big head

    An inflated ego, an exaggerated belief in one's own importance.

  6. 06

    bite someone's head off

    To severely berate someone.

  7. 07

    bless someone with

    To give or bestow, as a gift from God.

  8. 08

    blow someone's head off

    To shoot someone in the head.

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