give smb. his head

give smb. his head
(give smb. his head (тж. let smb. have his head))
1) бросить, опустить поводья

They were lost in the boiling snow. He leaned close to bawl, ‘Letting the horses have their heads. They'll get us home.’ (S. Lewis, ‘Main Street’, ch. XV) — Они затерялись в бушующей снежной стихии. Кенникот наклонился к жене и крикнул: - я отпущу поводья. Лошади сами привезут нас к жилью.

2) гнать, пустить во весь опор (напр., лошадь)

They jumped into the gig. ‘Give her her head, Tom,’ cried the host; and away they went, down the narrow lanes... (Ch. Dickens, ‘Pickwick Papers’, ch. IX) — Они прыгнули в двуколку. - Ну, Том, гони во весь опор, - крикнул хозяин, и они понеслись по узким проселкам...

This car wants rousing; she doesn't get her hind legs under her up-hill. I shall have to give her her head on the slope if I'm to catch that train. (J. Galsworthy, ‘To Let’, part I, ch. V) — Машина явно просит кнута: в гору еле плетется. Придется под гору гнать ее вовсю, не то я опоздаю на поезд.

3) ничем не ограничивать кого-л., предоставить кому-л. полную свободу действий, дать волю кому-л

He would have to be given his head a little - but there would be no difficulty with him. (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Patrician’, part I, ch. X) — Молодому Харбинджеру надо дать немного воли, с ним не будет никаких хлопот.

Constance: "...Good-bye, darling. I hope you'll get on all right in my absence. Just give the cook her head and you'll have no trouble." (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Constant Wife’, act 3) — Констанция: "...До свидания, дорогой. Надеюсь, все будет хорошо без меня. Положись во всем на кухарку, и у тебя не будет никаких забот."


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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