allowance
noun (ACCEPTING) /əˈlaʊ.əns/Definition
make allowances for C2 To make allowances for someone is to think about their characteristics and not judge them too severely: You should make allowances for him - he's been quite ill recently. "This is a poor piece of work." "Yes, but you should make allowances for the fact that she's only seven."Treating someone well
(Definition of allowance noun (ACCEPTING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be spoilt for choice idiom
- coddle verb (PROTECT)
- cosset verb
- do as you would be done by idiom
- do sb proud idiom
- handle/treat sb with kid gloves idiom
- indulge verb
- indulgence noun
- make much/a lot of sb idiom
- mollycoddle verb
- pamper verb
- pander to sb/sth phrasal verb
- respect verb (HONOUR)
- see sb right idiom
- smother verb (NOT DEVELOP)
- spoil sb rotten idiom
- spoil verb (CHILD)
- spoil verb (TREAT WELL)
- wet-nurse verb
- wrap sb (up) in cotton wool idiom
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