Meanings
noun
- Unlimited discretionary power to act; free rein.
"Gave her anything she wanted - her own car, her own bank account, a free leg to amuse herself as she pleased. Of course she hated him for it. Cuckolded him, too, naturally."
1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 173
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