英语词汇“to give a person rope”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. to give a person rope (also enough rope, etc.) and variants: to allow a person freedom of action, esp. in order to bring about his or her own downfall or discomfiture.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > not restrain [verb (transitive)]

slidec1386

to give a person rope (also enough rope, etc.)a1475

to give (the) rein(s) (to)1484

to let go1526

to give (a horse) his (also her, its, etc.) head1571

license1605

to give linea1616

unchecka1616

to give a loose (occasionally give loose) to1685

to give stretch to1777

to let rip1857

a1475 Sidrak & Bokkus (Lansd.) (Ph.D. diss., Univ. of Washington) (1965) 8874 (MED) Lat hir not to longe roop haue.

a1659 R. Brownrig 65 Serm. (1674) I. iii. 42 Give them rope, and scope enough, let them do their utmost.

1672 R. Wild Poetica Licentia in Let. Declar. Liberty Conscience 28 The Papists swelling is the way to burst, Let them have Rope enough, and do their worst.

1797 M. R. Boulton Let. 19 May in H. W. Dickinson Richard Trevithick (1934) ii. 28 By giving him length of rope we have no doubt but they will get entangled & the injunction may be enforced when they least expect it.

1892 ‘F. Anstey’ Voces Populi 2nd Ser. 103 I appeal to you, give this man rope—he's doing our work splendidly.

1901 H. James Sacred Fount xii. 242 But I felt sure of you..from the moment, half an hour ago, you so kindly spoke to me. I gave you, you see.., what's called ‘rope’.

1991 M. S. Power Come the Executioner (1992) xii. 119 But his instructions had been plain enough: do nothing, and say nothing. Give Larski as much rope as he wanted.

单词	to give a person rope
释义	> as lemmas to give a person rope (also enough rope, etc.) a. to give a person rope (also enough rope, etc.) and variants: to allow a person freedom of action, esp. in order to bring about his or her own downfall or discomfiture. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > not restrain [verb (transitive)] slidec1386 to give a person rope (also enough rope, etc.)a1475 to give (the) rein(s) (to)1484 to let go1526 to give (a horse) his (also her, its, etc.) head1571 license1605 to give linea1616 unchecka1616 to give a loose (occasionally give loose) to1685 to give stretch to1777 to let rip1857 a1475 Sidrak & Bokkus (Lansd.) (Ph.D. diss., Univ. of Washington) (1965) 8874 (MED) Lat hir not to longe roop haue. a1659 R. Brownrig 65 Serm. (1674) I. iii. 42 Give them rope, and scope enough, let them do their utmost. 1672 R. Wild Poetica Licentia in Let. Declar. Liberty Conscience 28 The Papists swelling is the way to burst, Let them have Rope enough, and do their worst. 1797 M. R. Boulton Let. 19 May in H. W. Dickinson Richard Trevithick (1934) ii. 28 By giving him length of rope we have no doubt but they will get entangled & the injunction may be enforced when they least expect it. 1892 ‘F. Anstey’ Voces Populi 2nd Ser. 103 I appeal to you, give this man rope—he's doing our work splendidly. 1901 H. James Sacred Fount xii. 242 But I felt sure of you..from the moment, half an hour ago, you so kindly spoke to me. I gave you, you see.., what's called ‘rope’. 1991 M. S. Power Come the Executioner (1992) xii. 119 But his instructions had been plain enough: do nothing, and say nothing. Give Larski as much rope as he wanted. extracted from ropen.¹ < as lemmas
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