Give an inch and he'll take a mile Idiom

by a country mile

by a long distance, by a wide margin Black Beauty won the race by a country mile. She was far ahead.

flash a smile

smile at someone for only a second Andy flashed a smile at me when the teacher asked to see his work.

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 take a mile.

give someone an inch and they will take a mile

if you give someone a little they will want more and more, some people are never satisfied If you give him an inch he will take a mile so you shouldn

go the extra mile

work longer or harder than expected, give 110% If you are willing to go the extra mile, you can be the top student.

talk a mile a minute

talk fast, talk quickly Mimi talks a mile a minute. It's hard to understand her.

wipe that smile off your face

stop smiling, do not smile, cut it out Reg, tell Peter you're sorry and give him a big kiss. Gail, wipe that smile off your face.

curry-mile

the name given to an area in Manchester called Rusholme, which has a high density of asian restaurants and food takeaways positioned along its main street

smile now, cry later

popular tatoo of a smiling face and frowning face; depicts gangster life

miss by a mile

1．be very wrong； be far from right极不正确
He tried to guess on the examination，but his answers missed by a mile．他在考试中试图猜题，可他的答案离题万里。
2．fail badly；not succeed at all彻底失败
Temple stood for election， but in the final counting he missed by a mile．坦普尔参加了竞选，但最后计票时遭到了惨败。

Give someone an inch and he'll booty a mile.

and Give someone an inch and he'll booty a yard.Prov. Be acceptable to addition and the being will appeal alike more. (Describes addition who will booty advantage of you if you are alike a little affectionate to him or her.) If you let Mark borrow your accoutrement for this weekend, he'll wind up befitting them for years. Give him an inch and he'll booty a mile.Learn more: and, give, inch, mile, take

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