英语词汇give him enough rope to hang himself的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

give him enough rope to hang himself. Originally give him enough rope to hang himself took the form of give him enough of rope, recorded in about 1659 and meaning to allow someone free scope or action enough to embarrass himself. The image behind this is an animal tied up on a long rope, but within an- other 30 years we have the crude beginnings of give him enough rope to hang himself, when a critic of poet John Dryden said, “Give our Commentator but Rope and he hangs himself.” Exe- cutions by hanging no doubt suggested the stronger version.

词汇	give him enough rope to hang himself
词源	give him enough rope to hang himself. Originally give him enough rope to hang himself took the form of give him enough of rope, recorded in about 1659 and meaning to allow someone free scope or action enough to embarrass himself. The image behind this is an animal tied up on a long rope, but within an- other 30 years we have the crude beginnings of give him enough rope to hang himself, when a critic of poet John Dryden said, “Give our Commentator but Rope and he hangs himself.” Exe- cutions by hanging no doubt suggested the stronger version.
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