make allowances for sb/sth

/mˌeɪk ɐlˈaʊənsɪz fɔː ˌɛsbˈiː slˈaʃ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/

/mˌeɪk ɐlˈaʊənsᵻz fɔːɹ ˌɛsbˈiː slˈæʃ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/

[locution]

to make allowances for sb/sth

[LOCUTION]

être indulgent envers

to consider something when doing calculations or making a plan

Exemples

1. The passports for the group had been issued by Napoleon, and he had made allowances for Davy, Davy's wife, a maid, and a valet.

2. The passports for the group had been issued by Napoleon, and he had made allowances for Davy, Davy's wife, a maid, and a valet.

3. These days, offices are increasingly making allowances for flexible working.

4. and also the thing about the old way somebody's just sushi about clay on someone's head unless you made allowances for it sometimes you can have spots where does their head doesn't fit anymore