give (someone) enough rope
If you give someone the opportunity to do something wrong or detrimental to themselves, they will usually do it; one does not need to interfere to bring about someone's downfall. The full version is "Give one enough rope, and one will hang oneself." Don't interrupt him with questions. Just let him keep talking and he'll incriminate himself. Give him enough rope and see what happens. Tom keeps bullying me to see if he can get a reaction. So today, I just let him carry on until I knew the boss could hear us, and Tom got fired for it. Give someone enough rope and they'll hang themselves! Look, you don't have to do anything to undermine Bill, just give that fool enough rope to hang himself!
give a man enough rope and he will hang himself
proverb If you give people the opportunity to do something wrong or detrimental to themselves, they will usually do it; one does not need to interfere to bring about someone's downfall. Don't interrupt him with questions. Just let him keep talking and he'll incriminate himself. Give a man enough rope and he will hang himself. Tom keeps bullying me to see if he can get a reaction. So today, I just let him carry on until I knew the boss could hear us, and Tom got fired for it. Give a man enough rope and he will hang himself! Look, Bill is a moron, so you don't have to do anything to undermine him. Just give a man enough rope and he will hang himself!
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