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1 give smb. enough rope to hang oneself
(give smb. enough rope (to hang oneself; тж. give smb. plenty of rope (to hang oneself)))предоставить кому-л. свободу действий (для того, чтобы его погубить, скомпрометировать и т. п.) [происходит от выражения give smb. enough rope and he'll hang himself; см. give smb. enough rope and he'll hang himself]...he upheld-nay, was responsible for the Council's decision that his first and supreme object should be an attack upon Tyrone in Ulster. The very anxiety with which the Privy Council worked to meet his legitimate demands was disconcerting: it was as though they were determined to give him rope enough to hang himself. (J. E. Neale, ‘Queen Elizabeth’, ch. XXI) —...Эссекс поддержал решение тайного совета, а вернее, взял на себя ответственность за него. Суть решения заключалась в том, что важнейшей задачей Эссекса являлось нападение на Тайрона в Ольстере. Та горячность, которую проявил тайный совет, удовлетворяя законные требования Эссекса, вызывала опасение: не собирался ли тайный совет предоставить Эссексу свободу погубить себя?
Quite abruptly he ended and sat down... Boon, still upon his feet, gazed at Manson with mixed feelings. Then, reflecting vengefully that he had at least given this upstart doctor enough rope to hang himself with, he bowed to the President and took his chair. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Citadel’, ch. 22) — Он резко оборвал речь и сел... Бун все еще стоял и смотрел на Мэнсона со смешанным чувством. Затем, злорадно подумав, что он во всяком случае довел этого выскочку до того, что тот сам сломал себе голову, он поклонился председателю и сел на место.
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[rəup] 1. noun((a) thick cord, made by twisting together lengths of hemp, nylon etc: He tied it with a (piece of) rope; a skipping rope.) vrv2. verb1) (to tie or fasten with a rope: He roped the suitcase to the roof of the car.) privezati2) (to catch with a rope; to lasso: to rope a calf.) ujeti z vrvjo•- rope in
- rope off* * *I [róup]nounvrv, konopec, motvoz; niz; figuratively smrt z obešenjem; (v cirkusu) akrobatska vrv; laso; plezalna vrv, naveza; plural slang prijem, zvijača; (o vinu, pivu) židkoston the high rope — zviška, ošabno; besnothe rope — vrv za obešanje, kazen obešanjathe ropes sport vrvi okoli ringa; boks(anje)a rope of sand figuratively podpora brez prave pomoši, nezanesljiva pomoč, varljiva sigurnostplenty of (enough) rope to hang oneself figuratively možnost, da sami sebi škodimo, drvimo v poguboto be on the ropes — (v ringu) viseti na vrveh, figuratively slang biti v brezupnem položajuto be on the high ropes figuratively prevzetovati, napihovati se, šopiriti se, biti oholto be at the end of one's rope — biti na koncu svojih sredstev, svojega življenjato give s.o. rope (plenty of rope) — dati komu (popolno) svobodo delovanja (zlasti, da se kompromitira)to give s.o. rope enough to hang himself — dati komu dovolj prilike, da se uniči, ugonobito know the ropes — biti na tekočem; dobro se spoznati na, biti dobro uveden (v stvari, ki jih drugi poznajo), poznati vse prijeme (zvijače); dobro vedeti, kaj je treba nareditiname not a rope where one has hanged himself — ne omenjaj vrvi v hiši, v kateri se je nekdo obesilto put s.o. up to the ropes — uvesti koga v, dati komu vse potrebne podatketo show s.o. the ropes — uvesti koga v (neko) deloII [róup]transitive verb & intransitive verbpritrditi (povezati, zvezati) z vrvjo, navezati (se) v navezo; nanizati na vrv(ico); figuratively pritegniti, premamiti koga ( into v); sport zadrževati konja, namenoma počasi jahati ali teči; ne razviti vseh svojih moči (o tekaču); postati židek (pivo, vino); -
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rəup 1. noun((a) thick cord, made by twisting together lengths of hemp, nylon etc: He tied it with a (piece of) rope; a skipping rope.) tau, reip2. verb1) (to tie or fasten with a rope: He roped the suitcase to the roof of the car.) feste med tau, surre fast2) (to catch with a rope; to lasso: to rope a calf.) fange med lasso•- rope in
- rope offbinde--------line--------reip--------tauIsubst. \/rəʊp\/1) rep, tau, line2) klessnor3) lasso4) strikk5) (amer., slang) sigar6) ( slang) marihuana7) kjede8) langt perlekjede9) ( boksing) taucoil of rope taukveilcome to the end of one's rope løpe linen ut være i knipe, være i en fortvilet situasjongive someone enough rope (to hang oneself) la noen løpe linen utgive someone plenty of rope gi noen frie tøyler\/hender, gi noen fritt spilleromjump rope hoppe taumake a rope of sand bygge luftslottmoney for rope lettjente pengeron a slack rope på slakk lineon the rope ( klatring) bundet sammen, fastspent (i hverandre)rope of pearls perlekjederope of sand luftslottIIverb \/rəʊp\/1) binde, knyte, feste (med tau)2) (amer.) fange med lasso3) innhegne med tau4) ( sjøfart) surre5) være fastspent6) danne seige\/klebrige tråder7) ( veddeløp) forklaring: holde tilbake en hest slik at den ikke vinnerrope down fire (seg) nedrope in kapre, trekke til seg( overført) sjarmere noen i senkrope off\/out sperre av med taurope together binde sammen (med tau)
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