free hand
Example Sentences
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Akira squeezed her eyes almost all the way shut and put her free hand out to feel where she was going.
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He held her back by the bag of bread they shared, reaching for her with his free hand when the bag threatened to rip.
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I hold my free hand out to Taylor.
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The government has “a free hand” to respond, she said.
In an interview with foreign media on Monday, Katayama stated that Japan has a “free hand” to take action in the currency markets to counter movements that are out of line with economic fundamentals.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.