GIVE SB ENOUGH ROPE


Meaning of GIVE SB ENOUGH ROPE in English

to allow sb freedom to do what they want, especially in the hope that they will make a mistake or look silly :

The question was vague, giving the interviewee enough rope to hang herself .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.