give rein to
Example Sentences
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It was on the 1974 Lions tour to South Africa that Ripley was able to give rein to his talents.
From The Guardian • Jun. 18, 2010
Once in sole command after 1966, he started to give rein to his instinct as an impresario, with variable but sometimes fabulous results.
From The Guardian • Mar. 22, 2010
The scrubby vineyards and the crumbling stones become things of no account, for if I wish I can give rein to my imagination, and pick foxgloves and pale campions from a wet, streaking hedge.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
It relies upon the calm of this noble nation not to give rein to emotions which are not justified.
From New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 Who Began the War, and Why? by Various
She was then about to give rein to her displeasure, but the reflection that Pao-yü could not have kicked her intentionally obliged her to suppress her indignation.
From Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books by Joly, H. Bencraft
