GIVE HIM AN INCH AND HE'LL TAKE A MILE

Meaning of GIVE HIM AN INCH AND HE'LL TAKE A MILE in English

give him a little freedom and he will take a lot

He lacks self-discipline. Give him an inch and he'll take a mile.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

GIVE HIM AN INCH AND HE'LL TAKE A MILE — if you give him even a small amount he will want everything, if you allow him even a little freedom …
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GIVE HIM AN INCH AND HE'LL TAKE A MILE — give him a little freedom and he will take a lot He lacks self-discipline. Give him an inch and he'll …
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AN — [an] 1. interr part -; an ille habe le libro? has he the book?; 2. conj whether -an suffixo adjective …
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HIM — le. HIMSELF: se. HE HIM: il self
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LL — abbreviation limited liability, lower left
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'LL — verb Date: 1578 will
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MILE — I Any of various units of distance, including the statute mile of 5,280 ft (1.61 km). It originated from the …
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INCH — Unit of measure equal to 1/36 yard and since 1959 defined officially as 2. 54 cm (see metre ). David …
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TAKE — I. ˈtāk transitive verb ( took ˈtu̇k, dial ˈtək ; or dialect tak·en ˈtākən sometimes -k ə ŋ ; taken …
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INCH — I. ˈinch noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English inch, inche, from Old English ince, ynce, from …
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HIM — I. _(h)im, |him, _ēm pronoun, objective case of he Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, dative of hē he — …
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GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; or nonstandard give ˈgiv ; or dialect gin ˈgin ; or guv ˈgəv …
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AN — I. _ən, after some consonants often ə n, esp emphatic or hesitating or after a pause (|)an; see usage note …
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'LL — I. (ə)l, ə l verb Etymology: by contraction : shall , will I' ll leave it to you — Noel …
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MILE — ˈmīl, esp before pause or consonant -īəl noun ( plural miles also mile ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, …
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LL — abbreviation 1. leaves 2. [Latin leges ] laws 3. lines
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LL — abbreviation 1. large letter 2. leased line 3. lending library 4. limited liability 5. live load 6. often not capitalized …
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INCH — (a.) Measurement an inch in any dimension, whether length, breadth, or thickness; -- used in composition; as, a two-inch cable; …
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AN — () This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of …
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INCH — ( a. ) Measurement an inch in any dimension, whether length, breadth, or thickness; -- used in composition; as, a …
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AN — This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the …
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TAKE — — takable, takeable , adj. — taker , n. /tayk/ , v. , took, taken, taking , n. v.t. 1. …
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MILE — /muyl/ , n. 1. Also called statute mile . a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to …
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LL — 1. Late Latin. 2. Low Latin. Also, L.L.
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'LL — 1. a contraction of will: I'll answer the phone. He'll pay the check. What'll we do? 2. contraction of till …
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INCH — inch 1 /inch/ , n. 1. a unit of length, 1 / 12 foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters. 2. a …
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HIM — /him/ , pron. 1. the objective case of he, used as a direct or indirect object: I'll see him tomorrow. …
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GIVE — — givable, giveable , adj. , n. — givee , n. — giver , n. /giv/ , v. , gave, …
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AN — an 1 /euhn/ ; when stressed /an/ , indefinite article. the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( …
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TAKE — I. ˈtāk verb ( took ˈtu̇k ; tak·en ˈtā-kən ; tak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tacan, from …
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INCH — I. ˈinch noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ynce, from Latin uncia — more at ounce Date: before 12th …
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GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; giv·en ˈgi-vən ; giv·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to …
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AN — I. ən, (ˈ)an indefinite article Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
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MILE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mīl, from Latin milia miles, from milia passuum, literally, thousands of paces, from …
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LL — 1. limited liability 2. lower left
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LL — lines
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'LL — verb Date: 1578 : will you 'll be late
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TAKE — p.p. taken. 2. take ·noun the quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time. 3. take ·vi to …
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INCH — vt to drive by inches, or small degrees. 2. inch ·vt to deal out by inches; to give sparingly. 3. …
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HIM — pron them. ·see hem. 2. him ·pron the objective case of he. ·see he.
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GIVE — vi to have a misgiving. 2. give ·vi to become soft or moist. 3. give ·vi to give a gift …
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AN — conj if; a word used by old english authors. 2. an ·- this word is properly an adjective, but …
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TAKE — [take] vb took ; tak.en ; tak.ing [ME, fr. OE tacan, fr. ON taka; akin to MD taken to take] …
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MILE — [mile] n [ME, fr. OE mil, fr. L milia miles, fr. milia passuum, lit., thousands of paces, fr. milia, pl. …
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LL — [ll] abbreviation lines LL abbreviation lending library, limited liability, lower left
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INCH — [inch] n [ME, fr. OE ynce, fr. L uncia--more at ounce] (bef. 12c) 1: a unit of length equal to …
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HIM — [him] pron objective case of he
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GIVE — [give] vb gave ; giv.en ; giv.ing [ME, of Scand origin; akin to OSw giva to give; akin to OE …
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MILE — any of various units of distance, such as the statute mile of 5,280 feet. It originated from the Roman mille …
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INCH — unit of British Imperial and U.S. Customary measure equal to 1/36 of a yard. The unit derives from the old …
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'LL — 'll ə l, əl —Following a word other than a pronoun, this contracted form is pronounced as a separate syllable, …
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HIM — him strong form BrE AmE hɪm , weak forms hɪm, ɪm § həm, § ə m —In the rare instances …
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TAKE — / teɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( took / tʊk; NAmE / taken / ˈteɪkən; NAmE /) …
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MILE — / maɪl; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a unit for measuring distance equal to 1 609 metres or …
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INCH — / ɪntʃ; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. ( abbr. in. ) a unit for measuring length, equal …
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HIM — / hɪm; NAmE / pronoun 1. used as the object of a verb, after the verb be or after a …
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GIVE — / gɪv; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( gave / geɪv; NAmE / given / ˈgɪvn; NAmE /) …
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