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1 give him an inch and he'll take an ell
syn: let him put in his finger, and he will put in his whole handgive him a ring, and he'll want your whole armдай йому палець – він і руку відкусить ≅ посади свиню за стіл, вона й ноги на стіл пусти пса під стіл, а він дереться на стіл пусти чорта в хату, то він і на піч залізе укажи палець, а він руку просить коли мед, то й ложкою дозволь собаці лапу на стіл покласти, то він і цілий втеребицця коли б свині крила, вона б і небо зрила if you agree to carry the calf, they'll make you carry the cowEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > give him an inch and he'll take an ell
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2 give him, an inch and he'll take an ell
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > give him, an inch and he'll take an ell
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3 give him a ring, and he'll want your whole arm
give him an inch and he'll take an ell who lets another sit on his shoulder will soon have him on his head if you agree to carry the calf, they'll make you carry the cowEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > give him a ring, and he'll want your whole arm
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4 let him put in his finger, and he will put in his whole hand
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > let him put in his finger, and he will put in his whole hand
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5 who lets another sit on his shoulder will soon have him on his head
syn: give him, an inch and he'll take an ellgive him a ring, and he'll want your whole armтой, хто дозволить іншому сісти собі на плече, скоро знайде його у себе на головіEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > who lets another sit on his shoulder will soon have him on his head
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6 _нахабство
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