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.
See also: and, enough, give, hang, he, himself, man, rope, will

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lauritz-Danish, Norwegian
Bancroft['bæn.krɔ:ft]
Makaio-Hawaiian
Raibeart-Scottish
MÁRcia-Portuguese
Paulius-Lithuanian