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give a blank check

VERB

allow

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approve authorize favor oblige recognize release support tolerate

STRONG

accord accredit admit bear brook certify commission consent empower endorse endure indulge let license okay sanction stand suffer warrant

WEAK

be big be game for free up give carte blanche give leave give permission give the go-ahead give the green light go along with grant permission hear of hold with live with pass on put up with sit still for take kindly to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny disallow disapprove oppose refuse reject veto

STRONG

disagree dissent prevent protest repel unauthorize withhold

WEAK

forbid hold keep prohibit resist withstand

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"We hold freedom of the press dear. It is a cardinal value of democracy, but it is also a freedom which does not give a blank check for disinformation," he said.

From Reuters • Sep. 14, 2023

“I’m not going to give a blank check to the criminal element out there so they believe they can go do whatever they want,” Bradshaw said in an interview.

From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2020

give a blank check

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