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1 дай ему палец, он и всю руку откусит
Set phrase: give him a finger and he'll take the whole arm, give him a ring, and he'll want your whole arm, give him an inch and he'll take a mile (used to mean: if you grant some people a small favour, it only encourages them to take much more than they are offered), give him an inch and he'll take a yard (used to mean: if you grant some people a small favour, it only encourages them to take much more than they are offered), give him an inch and he'll take an ell (used to mean: if you grant some people a small favour, it only encourages them to take much more than they are offered), give him an inch and he'll take an ell (дословно: Дай ему вершок, он все три аршина отхватит), if you agree to carry the calf, they'll make you carry the cowУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > дай ему палец, он и всю руку откусит
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2 Подай палец, а за руку сам возьму
See Дай волю на ноготок - он возьмет на весь локоток (Д)Cf: Give a dog a finger and he will want a whole hand (Am.). Give him a finger and he will take a hand (Am.). Give him an inch and he'll take a mile (an ell, a yard) (Am.). Give him a ring, and he'll want your whole arm (Br.). Give knaves an inch and they will take a yard (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Подай палец, а за руку сам возьму
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3 посади свинью за стол, она и ноги на стол
Set phrase: allow a pig at table to sit and it'll put on the table its feet, give him a ring, and he'll want your whole arm, give him an inch and he will take a mile, give him an inch and he will take a yard, give him an inch and he will take an ell, give him an inch and he'll take an ell (дословно: Дай ему вершок, он все три аршина отхватит), it is hard to break a hog of an ill custom (of an impudent person who has bad manners), let him put in his finger, and he will put in his whole hand, set a beggar on a horseback, and he'll ride a gallop, set a beggar on a horseback, and he'll ride to the devil, set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the devil (дословно: Посади нищего на коня, он и к самому дьяволу отправится)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > посади свинью за стол, она и ноги на стол
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4 посади свинью за стол, она и ноги на стол
посл., неодобр.lit. set a pig at a table and it'll put its trotters on it; cf. give him an inch and he'll take an ell; set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the devil; what do you expect from a pig but a grunt; let him put in his finger, and he will put in his whole hand; give him a ring, and he'll want your whole arm; it is hard to break a hog of an ill customЖена Коробкина.
Вы слышали, как она трактует нас? Гостья. Да, она такова всегда была; я её знаю: посади её за стол, она и ноги свои... (Н. Гоголь, Ревизор) — Korobkin's wife. Hear how she denigrates us? Lady guest. She's always been like that. Set a pig at a table and it'll put its trotters on it.Тон француза со всеми нами необыкновенно высокомерный и небрежный. Тут именно по пословице: посади за стол и ноги на стол. (Ф. Достоевский, Игрок) — The Frenchman treats us all with the utmost superciliousness and contempt. He is a living example of the proverb: give some people an inch and they take an ell.
Она - жена клубного маркера, только всего, но это ей не мешало быть полной хозяйкой в доме Приклонских. Этой свинье нравилось класть ноги на стол. (А. Чехов, Цветы запоздалые) — She was only the wife of a billiard-marker, but that did not prevent her from being quite the mistress in the Priklonsky's house. This pig liked to put its legs on the table.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > посади свинью за стол, она и ноги на стол
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5 Дай волю на ноготок - он возьмет на весь локоток
If you grant some men a small favo(u)r, little freedom of action, they will want to get more. See Дадут дураку честь, так не знает, где и сесть (Д), Дай курице гряду - изроет весь огород (Д), Дай черту волос, а он и за всю голову (Д), Подай палец, а за руку сам возьму (П), Пусти свинью в мякину - она и в зерно заберется (П)Var.: Дай с ноготок, попросят с локотокCf: Give him a finger and he will take a hand (Am.). Give him an inch and he'll take a mile (an ell, a yard) (Am., Br.). Give him a ring, and he'll want your whole arm (Br.). Give knaves an inch and they will take a yard (Br.). Give the devil an inch and he will take an ell (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Дай волю на ноготок - он возьмет на весь локоток
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6 RING
• Give him a ring, and he'll want your whole arm - Дай волю на ноготок - он возьмет на весь локоток (Д), Подай палец, а за руку сам возьму (П)
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