Many charities unintentionally give with one hand and take away with the other when their short-term aid disrupts local markets.

In tough times, one must sometimes take oneself up by one's own ears and face the challenges alone.

I let my coworker leave early last week, and it turned out to be true: give someone an inch and someone will take a mile.

We refused to make any minor concessions because, as the saying goes, 'give them an inch and they'll take a mile'.

Before approving any favors, Angela whispered, 'give them an inch and they'll take an ell,' and declined to make exceptions.

When she met the eccentric collector, she merely smiled and thought, 'it takes all kinds.'

Every morning, she takes out the trash before breakfast.

After dinner, I'm taking out the trash because the bins are full.

When the team blames him for failures, he just takes it up the ass without protest.

When both departments blamed each other for the missed deadline, she sighed and said it takes two to tango.