TODAY'S IDIOM: CARTE BLANCHE

"CARTE BLANCHE"

If you give someone carte blanche, you give them freedom to do whatever they want in a situation.

Example: The president gave his generals carte blanche to fight the war however they wished.

Carta blanca.

• The president gave us carte blanche to say what we liked during the negotiations / El gobierno le dio carta blanca al ejército para que interviniera.

• The boss has given us carte blanche to redecorate the offices / El jefe nos ha dado carta blanca para redecorar las oficinas.

Additional examples:

• He was given carte blanche to teach the new staff using whatever methods he liked.

• The manager has been given no instructions about how to train the staff. He has carte blanche from the owner.

 

 

 

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