give an inch and they'll take a mile 成语
give an inch and they'll take a mile
give an inch and they'll take a mile Make a small concession and they'll take advantage of you. For example,
I told her she could borrow the car for one day and she's been gone a week—give an inch! This expression, in slightly different form, was already a proverb in John Heywood's 1546 collection, “Give him an inch and he'll take an ell,” and is so well known it is often shortened (as in the example). The use of
mile dates from about 1900.
give an inch and they'll booty a mile
Make a baby acknowledgment and they'll booty advantage of you. For example, I told her she could borrow the car for one day and she's been gone a week-give an inch! This expression, in hardly altered form, was already a adage in John Heywood's 1546 collection, "Give him an inch and he'll booty an ell," and is so able-bodied accepted it is generally beneath (as in the example). The use of mile dates from about 1900. Learn more: and, give, inch, mile, take