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) their due
- give a little
- give (someone) a piece of one's mind
- give (someone) enough rope and they will hang themselves
- give (someone) the red-carpet treatment
- give one's eye teeth (to do something)
- give (someone) one's word
- give oneself up
- give (someone) a swelled head
- give (someone) a black eye
- give-and-take
- give away (something)
- give notice
- give (someone) the slip
- give (someone) a clean bill of health