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 melakukan apa sahaja yang mereka mahu
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.
Hanya berikan dia tali yang cukup, dan dia akhirnya akan mengacaukan segalanya sendiri.
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The manager decided to give the new employee enough rope to see if he could handle the responsibility.
Pengurus memutuskan untuk memberi pekerja baru tali yang cukup untuk melihat sama ada dia boleh mengendalikan tanggungjawab itu.