give somebody a blank chequeBritish EnglishBrE, give somebody a blank check American EnglishAmELET/ALLOW to give someone permission to do whatever they think is necessary in a particular situation 给予某人全权[自由处理权]give somebody a blank cheque• We cannot let our democracy become a matter of simply giving a bunch of politicians a blank cheque to govern us every five years.
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