xìn​mǎ​yóu​jiāng

to ride with loose reins

信马由缰 信馬由韁 xìn​mǎ​yóu​jiāng
to ride with loose reins
To let a horse wander at will while riding without pulling on the reins
to lack one's own opinion
To have no fixed opinion and allow oneself to be led by others or by circumstances.
to stroll aimlessly
To wander or act without a specific purpose or plan, or to give free rein to something such as one's imagination

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0.030 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
0.092 per million

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