give somebody enough rope
US /ɡɪv ˈsʌmˌbɑːdi ɪˈnʌf roʊp/
UK /ɡɪv ˈsʌmˌbɑːdi ɪˈnʌf roʊp/
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darle suficiente cuerda a alguien, dejar que alguien se meta en problemas
to allow someone to do whatever they want, in the belief that they will eventually get into trouble or fail
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Just give him enough rope, and he'll eventually mess things up on his own.
Solo dale suficiente cuerda, y eventualmente lo arruinará todo él solo.
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The manager decided to give the new employee enough rope to see if he could handle the responsibility.
El gerente decidió darle suficiente cuerda al nuevo empleado para ver si podía manejar la responsabilidad.