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give (one) enough rope
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give (one) enough rope
If you give people the opportunity to do something wrong or detrimental to themselves, they will usually do it; one doesnot need to interfere to bring about someone's downfall. The full version is, "Give (one) enough rope, and (one) willhang (one)self."Don't interrupt him with questions. Just let him keep talking and he'll incriminate himself. Give him enough rope andsee what happens.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
Give someone enough rope and he'll hang himself
. Prov. If you give someone that you suspect of bad behavior the freedom to behave badly, eventually he or she will becaught and punished. Jill: I think Matilda's been stealing things out of my desk. Should I tell the boss? Jane: No; giveher enough rope and she'll hang herself. One of these days she'll steal something important, the boss will find out forhimself, and he'll fire her.
See also: and, enough, give, hang, himself, rope
This is called an idiom. There are others such as 'bite the bullet', 'blessing in disguise' and 'call it a night' - all which could be appropriately used on Big Footy.
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give (one) enough rope
If you give people the opportunity to do something wrong or detrimental to themselves, they will usually do it; one doesnot need to interfere to bring about someone's downfall. The full version is, "Give (one) enough rope, and (one) willhang (one)self."Don't interrupt him with questions. Just let him keep talking and he'll incriminate himself. Give him enough rope andsee what happens.
See also: enough, give, rope
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
Give someone enough rope and he'll hang himself
. Prov. If you give someone that you suspect of bad behavior the freedom to behave badly, eventually he or she will becaught and punished. Jill: I think Matilda's been stealing things out of my desk. Should I tell the boss? Jane: No; giveher enough rope and she'll hang herself. One of these days she'll steal something important, the boss will find out forhimself, and he'll fire her.
See also: and, enough, give, hang, himself, rope
This is called an idiom. There are others such as 'bite the bullet', 'blessing in disguise' and 'call it a night' - all which could be appropriately used on Big Footy.