give (someone) an inch and they will take a mile
дай ему палец, он всю руку откусит" (ему всё мало)
"Don't give Joe any more money; if you give him an inch he will take a mile."
Другие идиомы:
- give (someone or something) the thumbs up
- give (someone) enough rope and they will hang themselves
- give (someone) their freedom
- give (someone) the creeps
- give (someone) the third degree
- don't give up the ship
- give out
- give (someone) the bum's rush
- give (someone) the runaround
- give (someone) the shirt off one's back
- give (someone) a piece of one's mind
- give one's eye teeth (to do something)
- give (someone) a black eye
- give someone (or something) a second chance
- give voice to (something)