with a free hand

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Kwon Chang Ryun brushes Chinese characters with a free hand, and Youn Myeung Ro abstracts Chinese-style landscapes.

From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2023

Working with a free hand, the director included previously unseen George Harrison quitting the band and was able to isolate moments of conversation away from the sounds of guitars and amps.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2022

But while his centrist alliance won the most seats in Sunday's legislative elections, they fell well short of the absolute majority he needed to rule with a free hand.

From Reuters • Jun. 21, 2022

Even if Tillerson were to be confirmed, he would not take over the state department with a free hand to rewrite policy.

From The Guardian • Dec. 11, 2016

He spent it with a free hand and a kind heart, so that for a few centuries musicians will continue to nibble at his ideas and inspirations.

From Human, All-Too-Human, Part II by Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm