give somebody enough rope

US /ɡɪv ˈsʌmˌbɑːdi ɪˈnʌf roʊp/
UK /ɡɪv ˈsʌmˌbɑːdi ɪˈnʌf roʊp/
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dare abbastanza corda a qualcuno, lasciare che qualcuno si rovini da solo

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.
Basta dargli abbastanza corda, e alla fine rovinerà le cose da solo.
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The manager decided to give the new employee enough rope to see if he could handle the responsibility.
Il manager ha deciso di dare al nuovo dipendente abbastanza corda per vedere se riusciva a gestire la responsabilità.
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