give someone an inch

give (one) an inch and (one) will take a mile

If one makes concessions for someone, that will embolden that person to take further advantage of one, instead of being content with what they have been given. If you let the kids stay up later on the weekends, they'll want to do it all the time. Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.See also: and, give, inch, mile, take, will

give someone an inch

once concessions have been made to someone they will demand a great deal. The full form of the saying is the proverb give someone an inch and he will take a mile . In former times, ell (an obsolete measure of length equal to a little over a metre) was sometimes substitued for mile .See also: give, inch, someone

单词	give someone an inch
释义	give someone an inch give (one) an inch and (one) will take a mile If one makes concessions for someone, that will embolden that person to take further advantage of one, instead of being content with what they have been given. If you let the kids stay up later on the weekends, they'll want to do it all the time. Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.See also: and, give, inch, mile, take, will give someone an inch once concessions have been made to someone they will demand a great deal. The full form of the saying is the proverb give someone an inch and he will take a mile . In former times, ell (an obsolete measure of length equal to a little over a metre) was sometimes substitued for mile .See also: give, inch, someone
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