Definitions from Wiktionary (give someone enough rope)
▸ verb: (idiomatic) To allow one to function unhindered, or without further overbearing oversight.
▸ verb: (idiomatic) To allow an enemy to function unhindered in the belief that they will end up harming or discrediting themself.
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▸ verb: (idiomatic) To allow one to function unhindered, or without further overbearing oversight.
▸ verb: (idiomatic) To allow an enemy to function unhindered in the belief that they will end up harming or discrediting themself.
Similar:
give someone line,
rope-a-dope,
kick loose,
offer affordances,
let oneself go,
run wild,
stretch rope,
let the chips fall where they may,
play fast and loose,
have the run of,
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