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Give him an inch and he'll take a mile

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idiom. садиться на голову (Tamerlane); сесть на голову (Tamerlane)
give him an inch and he'll take a mile
Makarov. дай ему палец, он и всю руку отхватит
proverb дай ему палец, он и всю руку откусит (used to mean: if you grant some people a small favour, it only encourages them to take much more than they are offered); дай ему дюйм, и он отхватит милю
Give him an inch and he'll take a mile
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