Meaning: alaska rein orchid

n.
similar to coastal rein orchid but with smaller flowers; Alaska to Baja California and east to the Dakotas and Colorado

give (one) full rein Idiom, Proverb

give free rein to

allow to move about or to do something with freedom He was given free rein in his new job to do what he wanted.

hold the reins

be the most influential person He has been holding the reins in his company for many years.

give sb free rein

Idiom(s): give free rein to someone AND give someone free rein

Theme: FREEDOM

to allow someone to be completely in charge (of something).
• The boss gave the manager free rein with the new project.
• The principal gave free rein to Mrs. Brown in her classes.

Free rein

If someone has a free rein, they have the authority to make the decisions they want without any restrictions. ('Free reign' is a common mistake.)

Pull in the reins

When you pull in the reins, you slow down or stop something that has been a bit out of control.

Reinvent the wheel

If someone reinvents the wheel, they waste their time doing something that has already been done by other people, when they could be doing something more worthwhile.

Tight rein

If things or people are kept on a tight rein, they are given very little freedom or controlled carefully.

free rein|free|rein

n. Freedom to do what you want. The king had free rein in his country. Father is strict with the children, but Mother gives them free rein.
Compare: FREE HAND.

give rein to|free rein|give|give free rein to|rein

v. phr. To remove all restrictions or limitations from someone or something. When she wrote her first mystery novel, the talented novelist gave rein to her imagination.

draw in the reins

draw in the reins
Come to a halt, back down. For example, During a recession, many businesses are forced to draw in the reins on expansion. This expression transfers the means of stopping a horse to other kinds of restraint.

give (one) abounding rein

To accord one complete abandon to do what one wants or chooses. Can you accept the bang-up gave me abounding rein on this project? Finally, I can present a attack with my own vision!Learn more: full, give, rein

give/allow somebody/something free/full ˈrein

give/allow free/full ˈrein to somebody/something

not restrict, absolute or ascendancy something: In a atypical the columnist charge not accumulate to the facts, but a arbiter is not the abode to accord chargeless rein to your imagination. OPPOSITE: keep a bound rein on somebody/somethingA rein is a continued covering bandage that is attached about a horse’s close and acclimated by the addition to ascendancy the acceleration of the horse.Learn more: allow, free, full, give, rein, somebody, something

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