Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw
玛丽想买毕加索的那幅画，不过另一个百万富翁捷足先登了
give sb. one's head
放松缰绳, 让某人自由行动
restrict a person's freedom of action
限制某人的行动自由
use one's discretion
由某人适当处理,由某人自行决定
let sb. have his head (=give sb. his head)
"放松(马的)缰绳; 不对某人施加约束, 听任某人自由行动"
of one's own free will
出于某人的自由意志,自愿地,自动地
Let a convicted person go free without any punishment .
让被定罪的人自由，不进行任何惩罚。
Man is a voluntary agent.
人是自由意志的行动者。
the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group.
由某人或者某集团布置或者期望的动作行为。
play cat and mouse with; tease
捉弄;在采取行动之前让某人处于不定的状态下
Development of the Three Degree-of-Freedom Platform for the Flight Simulator;
某型战机飞行模拟器三自由度运动平台的研制
The birds had to be weaned from human contact and were gradually allowed to go free.
我们不得不与雁群切断联系，让它们自由行动。
In the current debate about converting the RMB, some economists and bankers suggest first letting the RMB float freely in Hong Kong.
在当前关于人民币可兑换的争论中,一些经济学家和银行家建议先让人民币在香港自由流动。
restrict the freedom of sb/sth by keeping him/it inside;confine sb/sth
将某人[某物]关入（...内）以限制其自由;拘禁某人 [某物
Some Kinematic Characteristics of Two Imperfect-DOF Parallel Mechanisms;
两种少自由度并联机器人的某些运动特性研究
You'll certainly be a very understanding wife.If it had been another woman, she'd have kept a strict watch on Hung-chien and not allowed him to have any freedom.
将来一定是大贤大德的好太太，换了旁的女人，要把鸿渐看守得牢牢的，决不让他行动自由。
lift up sb.'s head
使某人恢复自由[尊严]; 使某人振作起来
It has given hope wherever man hopes to be free.
这行动已给所有渴望自由的人以希望。
You gave Lampone his own living, you gave him a lot of freedom.
你让拉朋自行其事； 你让拉朋有根大的自由。