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give someone enough rope to hang themselves — give (someone) enough rope (to hang (themselves)) to allow someone to do what they want to, knowing that they will probably fail or get into trouble. I let him speak on, knowing that he would offend the director, and gave him just enough rope … New idioms dictionary
give someone enough rope to hang — give (someone) enough rope (to hang (themselves)) to allow someone to do what they want to, knowing that they will probably fail or get into trouble. I let him speak on, knowing that he would offend the director, and gave him just enough rope … New idioms dictionary
give enough rope to hang themselves — give (someone) enough rope (to hang (themselves)) to allow someone to do what they want to, knowing that they will probably fail or get into trouble. I let him speak on, knowing that he would offend the director, and gave him just enough rope … New idioms dictionary
give someone enough rope — give (someone) enough rope (to hang (themselves)) to allow someone to do what they want to, knowing that they will probably fail or get into trouble. I let him speak on, knowing that he would offend the director, and gave him just enough rope … New idioms dictionary
give someone enough rope — If you give someone enough rope, you give them the chance to get themselves into trouble or expose themselves. (The full form is give someone enough rope and they ll hang themselves) … The small dictionary of idiomes
give someone enough rope — If you give someone enough rope, you give them the chance to get themselves into trouble or expose themselves. (The full form is give someone enough rope and they ll hang themselves) (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
give enough rope to hang — give (someone) enough rope (to hang (themselves)) to allow someone to do what they want to, knowing that they will probably fail or get into trouble. I let him speak on, knowing that he would offend the director, and gave him just enough rope … New idioms dictionary
give enough rope — give (someone) enough rope (to hang (themselves)) to allow someone to do what they want to, knowing that they will probably fail or get into trouble. I let him speak on, knowing that he would offend the director, and gave him just enough rope … New idioms dictionary
Enough Rope — Infobox Television show name = Enough Rope with Andrew Denton caption = format = Talk show camera = picture format = audio format = runtime = creator =Andrew Denton developer = executive producer = presenter = starring = Andrew Denton narrated =… … Wikipedia
rope — [[t]ro͟ʊp[/t]] ropes, roping, roped 1) N VAR A rope is a thick cord or wire that is made by twisting together several thinner cords or wires. Ropes are used for jobs such as pulling cars, tying up boats, or tying things together. He tied the rope … English dictionary
