give/allow sth full play
(also give/allow full play to sth)Definition
› to develop and use emotions or ideas completely: The move from stage to films allowed Gildit to give full play to his sense of the fantastic.Using and misusing
(Definition of give/allow sth full play from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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give your life to sth idiom
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give your right arm idiom
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give your word idiom
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give yourself over/up to sth phrasal verb
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give yourself up phrasal verb
- give/allow sth full play idiom
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give/hand sth to sb on a (silver) platter idiom
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give/hand sth to sb on a plate idiom
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give/lend sb a helping hand idiom
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giveaway adjective
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giveaway noun (GIFT)
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Synonyms and related words:
- adopt verb (START USING)
- adoption noun (STARTING TO USE)
- avail yourself of sth phrasal verb
- be (of) (any/some) use idiom
- be/go heavy on sth idiom
- exhaust verb (USE)
- get/muscle in on the act idiom
- go into sth phrasal verb (BE USED)
- go through sth phrasal verb (USE)
- gobble sth up phrasal verb
- make capital out of sth idiom
- spare verb (TRY HARD)
- spent adjective
- swallow verb (TAKE AWAY)
- tap verb (GET)
- trade on sth phrasal verb
- turn sth over phrasal verb (USE)
- turn to sth phrasal verb
- turn/use sth to good account idiom
- underused adjective
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Using and misusing
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