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1 give him an inch and he'll take a mile
je geeft hem een vinger en hij neemt de hele hand (grote ogen,wil alles)English-Dutch dictionary > give him an inch and he'll take a mile
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2 give him an inch and he'll take a yard/a mile
give him an inch and he'll take a yard/a mileals men hem een vinger geeft, neemt hij de hele handEnglish-Dutch dictionary > give him an inch and he'll take a yard/a mile
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3 give him an inch and he'll take an ell/a mile
give him an inch and he'll take an ell/a mileEnglish-Dutch dictionary > give him an inch and he'll take an ell/a mile
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4 inch
n. inch(meetmaat), duim; beetje--------v. langzaam voortbewegeninch1[ intsj] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉♦voorbeelden:every inch a gentleman • op-en-top een heer¶ give him an inch and he'll take an ell/a mile • als je hem een vinger geeft neemt hij de hele hand〈 spreekwoord〉 give him an inch and he'll take a yard/a mile • als men hem een vinger geeft, neemt hij de hele handinch by inch • beetje bij beetjewe came within an inch of death • het scheelde maar weinig/een haar of we waren dood geweest————————inch21 schuifelen ⇒ langzaam/moeizaam voortgaan♦voorbeelden:II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉2 langzaam/moeizaam verplaatsen♦voorbeelden:
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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 … English idioms
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