plenty of rope
Example Sentences
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McCullum will give Buttler and his team plenty of rope, but will pull tight when needed.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2024
"He gave me plenty of rope and that's something that's clear, you can't argue balls and strikes," Wieters said.
From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2012
Mr. Morris, now and then exclaiming in disbelief from beyond the frame, feeds her plenty of rope, and she proceeds to tie him, herself and anyone else who happens to be watching in knots.
From New York Times ● Jul. 14, 2011
Nora Ephron also gives her subjects plenty of rope before she hangs them.
From Time Magazine Archive
This was by the orders of Ensign Hargreaves, who had determined to give the fellow plenty of rope.
From The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam by John Henry Goldfrap
