make allowances for someone Definition

allowance
noun

1. A fixed sum of money, amount of something, etc given regularly.

Thesaurus: gratuity, salary, wage, commission, fee, recompense, remittance, stipend, pension, alimony, aid, honorarium.
2. Money given for expenses.
3. Something allowed.

Idiom: make allowances for someone

To judge them less severely, or expect less of them, because of particular circumstances applying to them.

Idiom: make allowances for something

To take it into consideration in one's plans.
Thesaurus: allow for, weigh, weigh up, consider, rationalize, excuse, justify.