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get a free hand

see free hand.

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Nearby words

  1. get a charge,
  2. get a dirty look,
  3. get a dose of one's own medicine,
  4. get a fix,
  5. get a fix on,
  6. get a grip on,
  7. get a hand,
  8. get a handle on,
  9. get a head start,
  10. get a kick out of
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