GIVE HIM AN INCH AND HE'LL TAKE AN ELL

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

Дай ему вершок, он все три аршина отхватит. Ср. Дай ему палец, он и всю руку откусит. Посади свинью за стол, она и ноги на стол. Пусти курицу в грядку, гляди - исклюет весь огород

English sayings. Английские поговорки. 2012

GIVE HIM AN INCH AND HE'LL TAKE AN ELL — дай ему палец
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GIVE HIM AN INCH AND HE'LL TAKE AN ELL — дай ему палец
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AN
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AN — [an] 1. interr part -; an ille habe le libro? has he the book?; 2. conj whether -an suffixo adjective …
Interlingua English vocab
AN — I. _ən, after some consonants often ə n, esp emphatic or hesitating or after a pause (|)an; see usage note …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-AN
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AN — () This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of …
Английский словарь Webster
AN — This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — an 1 /euhn/ ; when stressed /an/ , indefinite article. the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — I. ən, (ˈ)an indefinite article Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-AN
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AN — conj if; a word used by old english authors. 2. an ·- this word is properly an adjective, but …
Webster English vocab
-AN
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AN — I. a S1 W1 /ə; strong eɪ/ BrE AmE ( also an ) indefinite article , determiner 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AN — indefinite article BAD : I had never visited an hospital before. GOOD : I had never visited a hospital before. …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
GIVE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TAKE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HIM — le. HIMSELF: se. HE HIM: il self
English interlingue dictionary
ELL — cudade, ulne
English interlingue dictionary
LL — abbreviation limited liability, lower left
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ELL — I. noun Etymology: Middle English eln, from Old English; akin to Old High German elina ~, Latin ulna forearm, Greek …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
'LL — verb Date: 1578 will
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
INCH — Unit of measure equal to 1/36 yard and since 1959 defined officially as 2. 54 cm (see metre ). David …
Английский словарь Британика
TAKE — I. ˈtāk transitive verb ( took ˈtu̇k, dial ˈtək ; or dialect tak·en ˈtākən sometimes -k ə ŋ ; taken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INCH — I. ˈinch noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English inch, inche, from Old English ince, ynce, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIM — I. _(h)im, |him, _ēm pronoun, objective case of he Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, dative of hē he — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; or nonstandard give ˈgiv ; or dialect gin ˈgin ; or guv ˈgəv …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ELL — I. ˈel noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English eln, ellen, elle, from Old English eln; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
'LL — I. (ə)l, ə l verb Etymology: by contraction : shall , will I' ll leave it to you — Noel …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LL — abbreviation 1. leaves 2. [Latin leges ] laws 3. lines
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LL — abbreviation 1. large letter 2. leased line 3. lending library 4. limited liability 5. live load 6. often not capitalized …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INCH — (a.) Measurement an inch in any dimension, whether length, breadth, or thickness; -- used in composition; as, a two-inch cable; …
Английский словарь Webster
ELL — (n.) See L.
Английский словарь Webster
ELL — (n.) A measure for cloth; -- now rarely used. It is of different lengths in different countries; the English ell …
Английский словарь Webster
INCH — ( a. ) Measurement an inch in any dimension, whether length, breadth, or thickness; -- used in composition; as, a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ELL — ( n. ) See L.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ELL — ( n. ) A measure for cloth; -- now rarely used. It is of different lengths in different countries; the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TAKE — — takable, takeable , adj. — taker , n. /tayk/ , v. , took, taken, taking , n. v.t. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LL — 1. Late Latin. 2. Low Latin. Also, L.L.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
'LL — 1. a contraction of will: I'll answer the phone. He'll pay the check. What'll we do? 2. contraction of till …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
INCH — inch 1 /inch/ , n. 1. a unit of length, 1 / 12 foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters. 2. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIM — /him/ , pron. 1. the objective case of he, used as a direct or indirect object: I'll see him tomorrow. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GIVE — — givable, giveable , adj. , n. — givee , n. — giver , n. /giv/ , v. , gave, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ELL — ell 1 /el/ , n. 1. an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building. 2. elbow …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ELL — n. former unit of measure (used for measuring cloth)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TAKE — I. ˈtāk verb ( took ˈtu̇k ; tak·en ˈtā-kən ; tak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tacan, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
INCH — I. ˈinch noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ynce, from Latin uncia — more at ounce Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; giv·en ˈgi-vən ; giv·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ELL — I. ˈel noun Etymology: Middle English eln, from Old English; akin to Old High German elina ell, Latin ulna forearm, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LL — 1. limited liability 2. lower left
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LL — lines
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
'LL — verb Date: 1578 : will you 'll be late
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAKE — p.p. taken. 2. take ·noun the quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time. 3. take ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
INCH — vt to drive by inches, or small degrees. 2. inch ·vt to deal out by inches; to give sparingly. 3. …
Webster English vocab
HIM — pron them. ·see hem. 2. him ·pron the objective case of he. ·see he.
Webster English vocab
GIVE — vi to have a misgiving. 2. give ·vi to become soft or moist. 3. give ·vi to give a gift …
Webster English vocab
ELL — noun ·see l. 2. ell ·noun a measure for cloth; now rarely used. it is of different lengths in …
Webster English vocab
ELL — ■ noun a former measure of length used mainly for textiles, normally 45 inches in England and 37 inches in …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TAKE — [take] vb took ; tak.en ; tak.ing [ME, fr. OE tacan, fr. ON taka; akin to MD taken to take] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LL — [ll] abbreviation lines LL abbreviation lending library, limited liability, lower left
Merriam-Webster English vocab
INCH — [inch] n [ME, fr. OE ynce, fr. L uncia--more at ounce] (bef. 12c) 1: a unit of length equal to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab

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