To have complete authority
To exercise full control
To have a freehand
Free rein
A free hand
A blank check
The guy has carte blanche over who works and who does not in this company.
Her father is a rich man, I am sure that she has carte blanche over who she wants to marry.
Although it seems otherwise, I do not have carte blanche in this marriage. On the contrary, my husband is the decision maker most of the times.
The prime minister exercised carte blanche when he signed the orders for such a massive change in the country. Whether the change turns out to be good is now to be seen from the results.
The rich business man’s daughter had carte blanche when it came to choosing which groom she wanted to marry with
There is no origin for this idiom
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