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
No martinet, like the Pirates' Frankie Frisch or the Dodgers' Leo Durocher, he gives his players plenty of rope, never rides them, never drives them, plays no favorites.
From Time Magazine Archive
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We’ll give our aristocratic Citizen-Deputy plenty of rope, I’ll warrant, if only our present Minister of Justice,” he added, indicating Merlin, “will help us in the little comedy which I propose that we should play.”
From I Will Repay by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness