英语词汇(if you) give them an inch, (and) they'll take a mile怎么读，是什么意思，单词翻译、读音、固定搭配用法和短语词组及例句-英汉双解词典

单词	(if you) give them an inch, (and) they'll take a mile
释义	(if you) give them an inch, (and) they'll take a mile ◊ The expression (if you) give them an inch, (and) they'll take a mile means that if you allow people to have a small amount of something that they want, they will take much more of it.得寸进尺 The school is considering allowing older students to leave the campus for lunch on Fridays, but I'm concerned that if we give them an inch, they'll take a mile. [=students will leave campus more often]学校正在考虑允许高年级学生星期五在校外吃午餐，但我担心这些学生会得寸进尺。 ⇒ Main Entry: ¹ inch ² inch
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