| 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。 |