Give enough rope and he'll hang himself

give (one) enough rope

If you give people the opportunity to do something wrong or detrimental to themselves, they will usually do it; one does not need to interfere to bring about someone's downfall. The full version is, "Give (one) enough rope, and (one) will hang (one)self." Don't interrupt him with questions. Just let him keep talking and he'll incriminate himself. Give him enough rope and see what happens.

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 be caught and punished. Jill: I think Matilda's been stealing things out of my desk. Should I tell the boss? Jane: No; give her enough rope and she'll hang herself. One of these days she'll steal something important, the boss will find out for himself, and he'll fire her.

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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

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释义	Give enough rope and he'll hang himself give (one) enough rope If you give people the opportunity to do something wrong or detrimental to themselves, they will usually do it; one does not need to interfere to bring about someone's downfall. The full version is, "Give (one) enough rope, and (one) will hang (one)self." Don't interrupt him with questions. Just let him keep talking and he'll incriminate himself. Give him enough rope and see what happens. See also: enough, give, rope Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. 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 be caught and punished. Jill: I think Matilda's been stealing things out of my desk. Should I tell the boss? Jane: No; give her enough rope and she'll hang herself. One of these days she'll steal something important, the boss will find out for himself, and he'll fire her. See also: and, enough, give, hang, himself, rope McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: give him enough rope and he'll hang himself give somebody enough rope give someone give someone enough rope enough rope, give someone give (one) enough rope give a man enough rope and he will hang himself give (one) enough rope to hang (oneself) give someone enough rope to hang themselves themself
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