enough rope, give someone
Allow someone to continue on a course and then suffer its consequences. For example, The auditor knew something was wrong but decided to give the chief accountant enough rope. This expression, a shortening of enough rope to hang oneself, was already proverbial in John Ray's English Proverbs (1678).
Words nearby enough rope, give someone
enos, enosis, enostosis, enough, enough is enough, enough rope, give someone, enough said, enough to sink a ship, enounce, enovid, enow
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