Idiom
give someone enough rope
Meaning
To allow one to function unhindered, or without further overbearing oversight.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Give him enough rope and he will eventually show his true colors.”
“The manager decided to give the new employee enough rope to see if he could handle the project independently.”
“By giving the corrupt official enough rope, the investigators ensured he would inadvertently reveal the full extent of his illicit activities.”
Examples
simple
“Give him enough rope and he will eventually show his true colors.”
contextual
“The manager decided to give the new employee enough rope to see if he could handle the project independently.”
complex
“By giving the corrupt official enough rope, the investigators ensured he would inadvertently reveal the full extent of his illicit activities.”
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