Give an inch and take a mile

Give somebody an inch and they'll take a mile.

something that you say which means that if you allow someone to behave badly at all, they will start to behave very badly I'm always wary about making concessions to these people. Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Reed	REED	English
ÚLfr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Diana	die-AN-ə (English), dee-AH-nah (Italian, German, Dutch)	English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Catalan, German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian,
ÉAmonn	AY-mon	Irish
Rab	-	Scottish
Ollie	AHL-ee	English