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give someone an inch and someone will take a mile
Proverb
alt-of
alternative
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
少し譲れば、相手が欲張ってさらに要求をすることになる。 / わずかな譲歩が、過度な要求や利用につながる。
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give someone an inch and someone will take a mile
(idiomatic) Alternative form of give them an inch and they'll take a mile
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give someone an inch and someone will take a mile
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.
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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.
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