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Thesaurus: give him enough rope and he'll hang himself

give him enough rope and he'll hang himself If one gives someone enough freedom of action, they may destroy themselves by foolish actions.

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  1. give him enough rope and he'll hang himself If one gives someone enough freedom of action, they may destroy themselves by foolish actions.