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rope 1. noun 1 marijuana; hashish; a marijuana cigarette. Conventional 'rope' is often made from Indian hemp. Cannabis sativa, a plant genus that gives us marijuana, is true HEMP but sometimes called 2. verb 1 to lure someone into a swindle US, 1848. 2 in a card game, to cheat or mislead someone US, 1985
idiomropegive sb enough rope (and they'll hang themselves)(also give sb a lot of rope)used in order to say that it is easy to get rid of someone whom you do not like or trust. Just let them do or say anything they want, and they will probably make a mistake and be forced to leave:That Forbes woman causes too much trouble. One of these days they'll give her just enough rope to hang herself with.Tolerance of the National Front seems to work on the assumption that if you give the radical Right a lot of rope, it will eventually lynch itself.NoteYou may also hear people say 'give sb a little rope' or 'plenty of rope', or things like 'give sb all the rope you can':If I was in charge, I'd give a little rope, let the smuggling operation get started and then arrest the lot of them.Look lady, I've given you all the rope I could, I guess you've gone and hung yourself. go piss up a rope! AmEAmEslang a rude expression used in order to tell someone to stop annoying you:You guys with all the negative remarks about the way I do things around here can go piss up a rope.I do my best to take care of my kids, and if that's not good enough for you, go piss up a rope. phraserope[roped, roped, roping] rope in/into rope sb in • rope in sb • rope sb into sth informal to persuade someone to help you do something, especially when they do not want toget roped in Whenever they need someone to look after the kids, I get roped in.rope sb into doing sth Have they roped you into selling tickets?rope sb in to do sth We've roped Dad in to help with the entertainment. rope off rope off sth • rope sth off to put ropes around an area, to stop people from going into it: Last night police roped off the area where the body was found and searched the undergrowth.
See:- a rope of sand
- at the end of (one's) rope
- at the end of rope
- be at the end of (one's) rope
- be money for old rope
- be on the ropes
- be shown the ropes
- carry a rope in (one's) pocket
- end of one's rope, at the
- end of one's rope/tether, at the/come to the
- enough rope, give someone
- enough rope, to give (someone)
- give (one) enough rope
- give (one) enough rope to hang (one)self
- give a man enough rope and he will hang himself
- Give enough rope and he'll hang himself
- give him enough rope and he'll hang himself
- give somebody enough rope
- give someone enough rope
- give someone enough rope to hang themselves
- go piss up a rope
- jump rope
- know the ropes
- know the ropes, to
- learn the ropes
- money for old rope
- on the ropes
- on the ropes, to be
- piss up a rope
- put a rope to the eye of a needle
- rope (one) into (doing) (something)
- rope in
- rope in Go to rope into
- rope into
- rope into doing
- rope of sand
- rope off
- rope or an animal up
- rope someone in
- rope together
- rope up
- ropes
- show (one) the ropes
- show somebody/learn/know the ropes
- show someone the ropes
- skip rope
- skipping rope
- take someone in
- the end of (one's) rope
- the ropes
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