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plenty of (enough) rope to hang oneself

  • 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.

    Large English-Russian phrasebook > give smb. enough rope to hang oneself

  • 2 rope

    [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.) vrv
    2. verb
    1) (to tie or fasten with a rope: He roped the suitcase to the roof of the car.) privezati
    2) (to catch with a rope; to lasso: to rope a calf.) ujeti z vrvjo
    - rope in
    - rope off
    * * *
    I [róup]
    noun
    vrv, konopec, motvoz; niz; figuratively smrt z obešenjem; (v cirkusu) akrobatska vrv; laso; plezalna vrv, naveza; plural slang prijem, zvijača; (o vinu, pivu) židkost
    on the high rope — zviška, ošabno; besno
    the rope — vrv za obešanje, kazen obešanja
    the ropes sport vrvi okoli ringa; boks(anje)
    a rope of sand figuratively podpora brez prave pomoši, nezanesljiva pomoč, varljiva sigurnost
    plenty of (enough) rope to hang oneself figuratively možnost, da sami sebi škodimo, drvimo v pogubo
    to be on the ropes — (v ringu) viseti na vrveh, figuratively slang biti v brezupnem položaju
    to be on the high ropes figuratively prevzetovati, napihovati se, šopiriti se, biti ohol
    to be at the end of one's rope — biti na koncu svojih sredstev, svojega življenja
    to 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, ugonobi
    to 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 narediti
    name not a rope where one has hanged himself — ne omenjaj vrvi v hiši, v kateri se je nekdo obesil
    to put s.o. up to the ropes — uvesti koga v, dati komu vse potrebne podatke
    to show s.o. the ropesuvesti koga v (neko) delo
    II [róup]
    transitive verb & intransitive verb
    pritrditi (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);

    English-Slovenian dictionary > rope

  • 3 rope

    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, reip
    2. verb
    1) (to tie or fasten with a rope: He roped the suitcase to the roof of the car.) feste med tau, surre fast
    2) (to catch with a rope; to lasso: to rope a calf.) fange med lasso
    - rope in
    - rope off
    binde
    --------
    line
    --------
    reip
    --------
    tau
    I
    subst. \/rəʊp\/
    1) rep, tau, line
    2) klessnor
    3) lasso
    4) strikk
    5) (amer., slang) sigar
    6) ( slang) marihuana
    7) kjede
    8) langt perlekjede
    9) ( boksing) tau
    10) ( astronomi) forklaring: gruppe magnetiske spenningslinjer
    coil of rope taukveil
    come to the end of one's rope løpe linen ut være i knipe, være i en fortvilet situasjon
    give someone plenty of rope gi noen frie tøyler\/hender, gi noen fritt spillerom
    jump rope hoppe tau
    make a rope of sand bygge luftslott
    money for rope lettjente penger
    on a slack rope på slakk line
    on the rope ( klatring) bundet sammen, fastspent (i hverandre)
    the rope ( gammeldags) galgen strikken
    rope of pearls perlekjede
    rope of sand luftslott
    II
    verb \/rəʊp\/
    1) binde, knyte, feste (med tau)
    2) (amer.) fange med lasso
    3) innhegne med tau
    4) ( sjøfart) surre
    5) være fastspent
    6) danne seige\/klebrige tråder
    7) ( veddeløp) forklaring: holde tilbake en hest slik at den ikke vinner
    rope down fire (seg) ned
    rope in kapre, trekke til seg
    ( overført) sjarmere noen i senk
    rope off\/out sperre av med tau
    rope together binde sammen (med tau)

    English-Norwegian dictionary > rope

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