give them an inch and they'll take a mile

短语

得寸进尺

别名

give them an inch and they'll take an ell give someone an inch and someone will take a mile give someone an inch and he'll take a yard

释义与例句

prov.
  1. 1.

    Granting someone a limited concession will encourage them to take greater liberties.

    得寸进尺

词源

Modified variant of give them an inch and they'll take an ell, to adjust for the ell's obsolescence due to the standardisation of the imperial system.

来源：wiktionary