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free rein

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. free rein, playnoun

    the removal of constraints

    "he gave free rein to his impulses"; "they gave full play to the artist's talent"

Wiktionary

  1. free reinnoun

    loose rein, as of a horse

  2. free reinnoun

    the absence of constraints; freedom to make decisions

Wikipedia

  1. Free Rein

    Free Rein is a British drama television series created and written by Vicki Lutas and Anna McCleery. It stars Jaylen Barron, Navia Robinson (seasons 1-2) and Freddy Carter. Produced in the UK by Lime Pictures, the ten-part first series premiered on Netflix on 23 June 2017. Although the island where the series is set is fictional and unnamed, it is based on Anglesey, Wales and is referred to as "an island off the coast of England" throughout the programme. The second series premiered on 6 July 2018. Shortly afterwards, Free Rein was renewed for a third series, as well as two feature-length special episodes. Free Rein: The 12 Neighs of Christmas, premiered on 7 December 2018. The second special, Free Rein: Valentine’s Day, premiered on 1 February 2019. The third series, consisting of 10 episodes, premiered on 6 July 2019. In January 2021, cast member Céline Buckens confirmed that the series had concluded.

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  1. free rein

    Free rein refers to the ability or permission to act without any restrictions or control, allowing complete freedom, autonomy, or independence in making decisions or taking action. It's often used in contexts where someone is given full authority or power over a situation. This term originates from horse riding, where "giving a horse free rein" means loosening grasp on the reins to allow the horse to move freely.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of free rein in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of free rein in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of free rein in a Sentence

  1. Myon Burrell:

    I believe Amy Klobuchar gave the police free rein and said,' Just bring me back a conviction,'.

  2. Fergus Ryan:

    It's only really the hypernationalists that are given free rein, their content isn't censored, they're allowed to conduct campaigns, they're able to organize online... so that happens in China within the Great Firewall, and then we see also it spill out into the wider Internet.

  3. Donald Trump:

    The FBI as you know is all over, talking to everybody... they have been all over The FBI as you know already. They have free rein to do whatever they have to do.

  4. State Mike Pompeo:

    It told the Iranians that President Trump and our administration had free rein to develop a Shia crescent that extended from Yemen to Iraq to Syria and into Lebanon, surrounding our ally Israel, and threatening American lives as well.

  5. John Nolte:

    The failure of these policies in Baltimore State has nothing to do with the color of the skin of those implementing them, democrats had free rein in Baltimore State for going on 50 years. Nothing has stopped them from implementing their policies. The result is a total and complete failure.


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