A dictionary of Proverbs (Oxford Paperback Reference)


roost see CURSES, like chickens, come home to roost. root



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roost see CURSES, like chickens, come home to roost.
root see IDLENESS is the root of all evil; MONEY is the root of all evil.
Give a man ROPE enough and he will hang himself
Rope is used both literally, and figuratively—‘licence, freedom’.

  • 1639 T. FULLER Holy War v. vii. they were suffered to have rope enough, till they had haltered themselves. 1670 J. RAY English Proverbs 148 Give a thief rope enough, and he’ll hang himself. 1698 in William & Mary College Quarterly (1950) VII. 106 The Kings prerogative.. will be hard for his Successor to retrieve, though there’s a saying give Men Rope enough, they will hang themselves. 1876 TROLLOPE Prime Minister II. xvii. Give Sir Orlando rope enough and he’ll hang himself. 1941 G. BAGBY Red is for Killing x. ‘I like to build a pretty complete case before making an arrest.’.. ‘If you give a man enough rope he hangs himself.’ 1968 H. CECIL No Fear or Favour xvi. ‘Judges always give a lot of rope to prisoners when they’re defending themselves, don’t they, sir?’ ‘That’s true,’ said Stokes. ‘Let’s hope he hangs himself with it,’ said the superintendent. ways and means; wrong-doers

Never mention ROPE in the house of a man who has been hanged

  • 1599 J. MINSHEU Spanish Dialogues i. A man ought not to make mention of a halter in the house of a man that was hanged. 1620 T. SHELTON tr. Don Quixote III. xi. why doe I name an Asse with my mouth, seeing one should not make mention of a rope in ones house that was hanged? 1890 J. PAYN Burnt Million xxxii. Miss Grace, whom he pictured.. as sensitive upon the matter as though if her parent had been hung she would have been to an allusion to a rope. 1958 ‘J. S. STRANGE’ Night of Reckoning viii. Never mention rope in the house of a man who has been hanged. 1995 Washington Times 14 July A4 Whenever he hears the very word ‘Vietnam’ shame could compel Mr. Clinton to excuse himself. .. He should remember FDR’s famous admonition to avoid speaking of rope in the house of a man recently hanged. ■tact


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