give somebody enough rope
US /ɡɪv ˈsʌmˌbɑːdi ɪˈnʌf roʊp/
UK /ɡɪv ˈsʌmˌbɑːdi ɪˈnʌf roʊp/
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birine yeterince ip vermek, birinin kendi ipini çekmesine izin vermek
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.
Sadece ona yeterince ip ver, sonunda her şeyi kendi başına berbat edecek.
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The manager decided to give the new employee enough rope to see if he could handle the responsibility.
Yönetici, yeni çalışana sorumluluğu kaldırıp kaldıramayacağını görmek için yeterince ip vermeye karar verdi.