| 单词 | give someone enough rope to hang themselves |
| 释义 | give someone enough rope to hang themselvesto give someone the freedom to do something in the way they want to do it, usually in the hope that they will fail or become weak by doing it the wrong way The King has simply given the politicians enough rope to hang themselves: once theparty system has been discredited by political in-fighting, he will present himselfonce again as an absolute ruler. |
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