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.

• cut coat according to cloth
• cut coat according to your cloth
• cut corners
• cut dead
• cut down to size
• cut from the same cloth
• cut in
• cut it fine
• cut it out
• cut loose
• cut loose someone
• cut loose something
• cut losses
• cut no ice with
• cut no ice with someone
• cut off nose to spite face
• cut off nose to spite your face
• cut off your nose to spite face
• cut off your nose to spite your face
• cut out
• cut out for
• cut out for something
• cut out something
• cut own throat
• cut someone dead