give somebody enough rope
US /ɡɪv ˈsʌmˌbɑːdi ɪˈnʌf roʊp/
UK /ɡɪv ˈsʌmˌbɑːdi ɪˈnʌf roʊp/
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memberi seseorang tali yang cukup, membiarkan seseorang berbuat sesukanya
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.
Cukup beri dia tali yang cukup, dan dia akan mengacaukan segalanya sendiri pada akhirnya.
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The manager decided to give the new employee enough rope to see if he could handle the responsibility.
Manajer memutuskan untuk memberi karyawan baru tali yang cukup untuk melihat apakah dia bisa menangani tanggung jawab tersebut.