[free rein] {n.} Свобода делать что пожелаешь. * /The king had free rein in his country./ * /Father is strict with the children, but Mother gives them free rein./ Ср.: […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hand

[hand] См.: [AT HAND], [BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH], [BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE], [CLEAN HANDS], [DIRTY ONE'S HANDS], [EAT OUT OF ONE'S HAND], […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

make free with

[make free with] {v.} 1. брать или пользоваться (вещами) без спросу. * /Bob makes free with his roommate's clothes./ * /A student should not make free with his teacher's first […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

free and easy

[free and easy] {adj.} Не строгий; расслабленный или беззаботный. * /The teacher was free and easy with his students./ * /He had a free and easy way of acting that […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Н. Шамфор

Обстоятельства, ставшие причиной первых моих горестей, послужили мне […]

Self is a bad counsellor

Человек сам себе плохой советчик.

Hares may pull dead lions by the beard

Мертвого льва и зайцы за бороду дергать могут. Ср. Молодец среди овец. […]

Appearances are deceitful

Ср. Наружность обманчива. Не гляди на лицо, гляди на обычай. Лицом […]