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• she should simply hold the reins so lightly that his mouth can just be felt, which is called "giving a free rein."
• So ceased the sea's uproar, when its grave Sire Looked o'er th' expanse, and, riding on in light, Flung free rein to his winged obedient car.
• securing for himself an undivided authority and a free rein for his profligacy.
• Help the Government to dare to give free rein to the ardor of the people.
• Chaucer gave a free rein to his poetical mirth