GIVE HIM ENOUGH ROPE AND HE'LL HANG HIMSELF

Meaning of GIVE HIM ENOUGH ROPE AND HE'LL HANG HIMSELF in English

allow him enough freedom and he will hurt himself or be caught

If he's bad, give him enough rope and he'll hang himself. The police will stop him.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

GIVE HIM ENOUGH ROPE AND HE'LL HANG HIMSELF — allow him enough freedom and he will hurt himself or be caught If he's bad, give him enough rope and …
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HIM — le. HIMSELF: se. HE HIM: il self
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LL — abbreviation limited liability, lower left
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HIMSELF
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'LL — verb Date: 1578 will
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HIM — I. _(h)im, |him, _ēm pronoun, objective case of he Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, dative of hē he — …
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HANG — I. ˈhaŋ, ˈhaiŋ sometimes ˈheŋ verb ( hung ˈhəŋ ; also hanged ; hung also hanged ; hanging ; hangs …
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GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; or nonstandard give ˈgiv ; or dialect gin ˈgin ; or guv ˈgəv …
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ENOUGH — I. ə̇ˈnəf, ēˈnəf; after t, d(.), s, z, “ or ə nˈəf adjective Etymology: Middle English ynough, inough, from Old …
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'LL — I. (ə)l, ə l verb Etymology: by contraction : shall , will I' ll leave it to you — Noel …
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LL — abbreviation 1. leaves 2. [Latin leges ] laws 3. lines
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LL — abbreviation 1. large letter 2. leased line 3. lending library 4. limited liability 5. live load 6. often not capitalized …
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HIMSELF — (pron. pl.) Alt. of Himselven
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HIMSELF — (pron.) One's true or real character; one's natural temper and disposition; the state of being in one's right or sane …
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HIMSELF — (pron.) An emphasized form of the third person masculine pronoun; -- used as a subject usually with he; as, he …
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HANG — (v. i.) To suspend; to fasten to some elevated point without support from below; -- often used with up or …
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HIMSELF — ( pron. ) One's true or real character; one's natural temper and disposition; the state of being in one's right …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HIMSELF — ( pron. ) An emphasized form of the third person masculine pronoun; -- used as a subject usually with he; …
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HIMSELF — ( pron. pl. ) Alt. of Himselven
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'LL — 1. a contraction of will: I'll answer the phone. He'll pay the check. What'll we do? 2. contraction of till …
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HIMSELF — /him self"/ ; medially often /im self"/ , pron. 1. an emphatic appositive of him or he: He himself spoke …
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HIM — /him/ , pron. 1. the objective case of he, used as a direct or indirect object: I'll see him tomorrow. …
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HANG — — hangable , adj. — hangability , n. /hang/ , v. , hung or ( esp. for 4, 5, 20, …
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GIVE — — givable, giveable , adj. , n. — givee , n. — giver , n. /giv/ , v. , gave, …
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ENOUGH — /i nuf"/ , adj. 1. adequate for the want or need; sufficient for the purpose or to satisfy desire: enough …
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ROPE — I. ˈrōp noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English rāp; akin to Old High German reif hoop Date: before 12th …
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GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; giv·en ˈgi-vən ; giv·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to …
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ENOUGH — I. i-ˈnəf, ē-, ə- adjective Etymology: Middle English ynough, from Old English genōg (akin to Old High German ginuog enough), …
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LL — 1. limited liability 2. lower left
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LL — lines
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'LL — verb Date: 1578 : will you 'll be late
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HIMSELF
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ROPE — vt to lasso (a steer, horse). 2. rope ·noun the small intestines; as, the ropes of birds. 3. rope ·vt …
Webster English vocab
HIM — pron them. ·see hem. 2. him ·pron the objective case of he. ·see he.
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HANG — noun a sharp or steep declivity or slope. 2. hang ·vi to slope down; as, hanging grounds. 3. hang ·vi …
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GIVE — vi to have a misgiving. 2. give ·vi to become soft or moist. 3. give ·vi to give a gift …
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ENOUGH — interj an exclamation denoting sufficiency, being a shortened form of it is enough. 2. enough ·adv in a degree or …
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ROPE — [rope] n [ME, fr. OE rap; akin to OHG reif hoop] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a large stout cord of …
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LL — [ll] abbreviation lines LL abbreviation lending library, limited liability, lower left
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HIM — [him] pron objective case of he
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GIVE — [give] vb gave ; giv.en ; giv.ing [ME, of Scand origin; akin to OSw giva to give; akin to OE …
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ENOUGH — [enough] adj [ME ynough, fr. OE genog (akin to OHG ginuog enough), fr. ge- (perfective prefix) + -nog; akin to …
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ROPE — assemblage of fibres, filaments, or wires compacted by twisting or braiding (plaiting) into a long, flexible line. Wire rope is …
Britannica English vocabulary
'LL — 'll ə l, əl —Following a word other than a pronoun, this contracted form is pronounced as a separate syllable, …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HIMSELF — himself strong form BrE AmE hɪm ˈself § həm- , weak form ɪm- § əm- —The weak form is not …
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HIM — him strong form BrE AmE hɪm , weak forms hɪm, ɪm § həm, § ə m —In the rare instances …
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ROPE — / rəʊp; NAmE roʊp/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] very strong thick string made …
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HIM — / hɪm; NAmE / pronoun 1. used as the object of a verb, after the verb be or after a …
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HANG — / hæŋ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( hung , hung / hʌŋ; NAmE / HELP NOTE : …
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GIVE — / gɪv; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( gave / geɪv; NAmE / given / ˈgɪvn; NAmE /) …
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ENOUGH — / ɪˈnʌf; NAmE / determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ determiner used before plural or uncountable nouns to mean 'as …
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ROPE — I. rope 1 S3 W3 /rəʊp $ roʊp/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: rap ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LL. — ll. , ll the abbreviation of lines , used in writing to refer to specific lines of a poem etc: …
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HIMSELF — him ‧ self S1 W1 /ɪm’self; strong hɪmˈself/ BrE AmE pronoun [reflexive form of ‘he’] 1 . a) used to …
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HANG — I. hang 1 S1 W2 /hæŋ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle hung /hʌŋ/) [ Word Family: …
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GIVE
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ENOUGH — I. e ‧ nough 1 S1 W1 /ɪˈnʌf/ BrE AmE adverb [always after a verb, adjective, or adverb] 1 . …
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ROPE — n. & v. --n. 1 a stout cord made by twisting together strands of hemp, sisal, flax, cotton, nylon, wire, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HIMSELF — pron. 1 a emphat. form of HE or HIM (he himself will do it). b refl. form of HIM (he …
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HIM — pron. 1 objective case of HE (I saw him). 2 colloq. he (it's him again; is taller than him). 3 …
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HANG — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. hung except in sense 7) 1 tr. a secure or cause to …
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GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
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