give (someone) an inch and they will take a mile
дай ему палец, он всю руку откусит" (ему всё мало)
Пример использования идиомы give (someone) an inch and they will take a mile:
"Don't give Joe any more money; if you give him an inch he will take a mile."
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Другие идиомы:
- give one's eye teeth (to do something)
- give (someone) a blank check
- give (someone) a clean bill of health
- give (someone) a free hand
- give one's right arm
- give (someone) a start
- Give me five!
- give-and-take
- give (someone) their freedom
- give (someone) the low-down (on someone or something)
- give (someone) a piece of one's mind
- give (someone) a tongue-lashing
- give in to (someone)
- give oneself up
- give voice to (one's feelings)