Give an inch, take a mile
Hi,
When somebody gets a small amount of power, they often try to get more and we use the idiom ‘give somebody an inch and they’ll take a mile’.
I was wondering if it could be used when I help someone a bit and they want more.
“I told her that I’d stay in the office for three extra hours to help her out and in the end she was asking me to do five hours - give an inch!”
Thank you.
Top answer
” No, the idiom has to be used verbatim. I was really going out of my way in doing her a favor, staying late to help her out. I promised her three hours, and then she asked for five.
- ” No, the idiom has to be used verbatim.
- I was really going out of my way in doing her a favor, staying late to help her out.
- I promised her three hours, and then she asked for five.
- "
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Ann225“I told her that I’d stay in the office for three extra hours to help her out and in the end she was asking me to do five hours - give an inch!”
No, the idiom has to be used verbatim.
I was really going out of my way in doing her a favor, staying late to help her out. I promised her three hours, and then she asked for five. Talk about "giving s
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