Idiom of the day :- Carte blanche

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Freedom to decide everything / anything A : The new art gallery is certain to look awful. I’ve heard that the architects, ‘Devastating Designs’, have been given carte blanche. B : Some modern architecture is very attractive — so it might not look as bad as you think. What was their last building like ? A : A rabbit hutch ! This French expression literally means blank sheet of paper. It originated from the military tradition of giving a blank piece of paper to the leader of a beaten army. The leader had to sign his name on the paper so that the victors could write above it all the conditions which they wanted. Obviously anything could be written so the defeated side were giving the victors carte blanche.