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- Give an inch and he'll take a mile
Give an inch and he'll take a mile
Give someone an inch and he'll take a mile.
and Give someone an inch and he'll take a yard.Prov. Be generous to someone and the person will demand even more. (Describes someone who will take advantage of you if you are even a little kind to him or her.) If you let Mark borrow your tools for this weekend, he'll wind up keeping them for years. Give him an inch and he'll take a mile.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Theresia | | tə-RAY-see-ah (Dutch) | German, Dutch, Swedish |
NiĈJo | | NEE-chyo | Esperanto |
Pastora | | - | Spanish |
Stanimir | | - | Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian, Medieval Slavic |
Tuur | | TUYR | Dutch, Limburgish |
Edna (2) | | ED-nə (English) | Biblical |