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.

See also: and, enough, give, hang, himself, rope

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

enough rope, give someone

Allow someone to continue on a course and then suffer its consequences. For example, The auditor knew something was wrong but decided to give the chief accountant enough rope . This expression, a shortening of enough rope to hang oneself, was already proverbial in John Ray's English Proverbs (1678).

give someone

see other entries beginning with give someone, or under give one, or look up the expression by its other words, as give the benefit of the doubt.

give someone enough rope (or plenty of rope)

give a person enough freedom of action to bring about their own downfall.

The fuller form of this expression is the proverb give a man enough rope and he will hang himself , which has been in use in various forms since the mid 17th century.

give somebody enough ˈrope (and he’ll/she’ll ˈhang himself/herself)

(saying) deliberately give somebody enough freedom for them to make a mistake and get into trouble: The question was vague, giving the candidate enough rope to hang herself.

词组	give (one) enough rope
释义	give (one) enough rope 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. enough rope, give someone Allow someone to continue on a course and then suffer its consequences. For example, The auditor knew something was wrong but decided to give the chief accountant enough rope . This expression, a shortening of enough rope to hang oneself, was already proverbial in John Ray's English Proverbs (1678). See also: enough, give, someone give someone see other entries beginning with give someone, or under give one, or look up the expression by its other words, as give the benefit of the doubt. See also: give, someone The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. give someone enough rope (or plenty of rope) give a person enough freedom of action to bring about their own downfall. The fuller form of this expression is the proverb give a man enough rope and he will hang himself , which has been in use in various forms since the mid 17th century. See also: enough, give, rope, someone Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary give somebody enough ˈrope (and he’ll/she’ll ˈhang himself/herself) (saying) deliberately give somebody enough freedom for them to make a mistake and get into trouble: The question was vague, giving the candidate enough rope to hang herself. See also: enough, give, rope, somebody Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: Give enough rope and he'll hang himself give him enough rope and he'll hang himself give somebody enough rope give someone give someone enough rope enough rope, give someone 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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