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  • give a man rope enough and he will hang himself — Rope is used both literally, and figuratively ‘licence, freedom’. 1639 T. FULLER Holy War v. vii. They were suffered to have rope enough, till they had haltered themselves. 1670 J. RAY English Proverbs 148 Give a thief rope enough, and he’ll hang …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • give him enough rope and he'll hang himself — allow him enough freedom and he will hurt himself or be caught    If he s bad, give him enough rope and he ll hang himself. The police will stop him …   English idioms

  • give one enough rope and he will hang himself — {informal} Give a bad person enough time and freedom to do as he pleases, and he may make a bad mistake or get into trouble and be caught. A proverb. * /Johnny is always stealing and hasn t been caught. But give him enough rope and he ll hang… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • give one enough rope and he will hang himself — {informal} Give a bad person enough time and freedom to do as he pleases, and he may make a bad mistake or get into trouble and be caught. A proverb. * /Johnny is always stealing and hasn t been caught. But give him enough rope and he ll hang… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • give\ one\ enough\ rope\ and\ he\ will\ hang\ himself — informal proverb Give a bad person enough time and freedom to do as he pleases, and he may make a bad mistake or get into trouble and be caught. Johnny is always stealing and hasn t been caught. But give him enough rope and he ll hang himself.… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • give a man enough rope and he will hang himself — ► give a man enough rope (or plenty of rope) and he will hang himself proverb given enough freedom of action a person will bring about their own downfall. Main Entry: ↑rope …   English terms dictionary

  • give a man plenty of rope and he will hang himself — ► give a man enough rope (or plenty of rope) and he will hang himself proverb given enough freedom of action a person will bring about their own downfall. Main Entry: ↑rope …   English terms dictionary

  • give a man enough rope and he will hang himself — proverb given enough freedom of action a person will bring about their own downfall …   Useful english dictionary

  • give smb enough rope and they will hang themself — give someone enough time and freedom to do what they want and they will make a mistake or get into trouble and be caught Don t worry about trying to control him. If you give him enough rope he will hang himself …   Idioms and examples

  • hang — see hang a thief when he’s young, and he’ll no’ steal when he’s old a creaking door hangs longest give a dog a bad name and hang him every herring must hang by its own gill give a man rope enough and he will hang himself …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • hang — See: GO HANG, GIVE A HANG or CARE A HANG, GIVE ONE ENOUGH ROPE, AND HE WILL HANG HIMSELF, LEAVE HANGING or LEAVE HANGING IN THE AIR …   Dictionary of American idioms

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