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- give a man enough rope and he will hang himself
give a man enough rope and he will hang himself
give a man enough rope and he will hang himself
If you give people the opportunity to do something wrong or detrimental to themselves, they will usually do it; one does not need to interfere to bring about someone's downfall. Don't interrupt him with questions. Just let him keep talking and he'll incriminate himself. Give a man enough rope and he will hang himself.