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Give an inch and they take a mile

Arabic translation: إن تعطه شبرا، يأخذ ذراعا -إذا اعطيته القليل طمع فى الكثير


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English term or phrase:Give an inch and they take a mile
Arabic translation:إن تعطه شبرا، يأخذ ذراعا -إذا اعطيته القليل طمع فى الكثير
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23:22 Oct 15, 2010
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Proverb
English term or phrase: Give an inch and they take a mile
Is there an equivalent to this proverb in Arabic?
Dina Ali
Egypt
Local time: 08:13
اديله شبر ياخد دراع ، إذا اعطيته القليل طمع فى الكثير
Explanation:
إذا أعطيته القليل طمع فى الكثير
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Mohamed Sherekha
Egypt
Local time: 08:13
Grading comment
شكرا جزيلا
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5خلتك يا ضيفي خفيفا .. وجدتك ترقب من بعد الشتاء صيفا
macyemen
5من تعطيه ذراعاً يطلب باعاً
Heba Abed
4 +1سكتناله دخل بحماره
Nadia Ayoub
5إن أعطيته القليل طمع منك بالكثيرHasna Chakir
4 +1تعطيه الكف يأخذ الذراع
TargamaT
4اديله شبر ياخد دراع ، إذا اعطيته القليل طمع فى الكثير
Mohamed Sherekha
4يسامحه في الصغيرة فيأتي بالكبيرة
Abdurrahman Asal


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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
give an inch and they take a mile
سكتناله دخل بحماره


Explanation:
من الأمثال الشعبية

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 08:13
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 221
Notes to answerer
Asker: Can this be used in a formal context?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ahmadwadan.com: Thats the first thing that came to my mind.
21 hrs
  -> Many thanks Ahmad :)
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
give an inch and they take a mile
تعطيه الكف يأخذ الذراع


Explanation:
أعتقد أني سمعته بهذه الصيغة

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Note added at 4 mins (2010-10-15 23:27:13 GMT)
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وأيضًا
تعطيه شبر ياخذ ذراع

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Note added at 7 mins (2010-10-15 23:29:24 GMT)
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وبجملة المقاييس العالمية

تعطيه شبر يأخذ متر

:-)

TargamaT
Syria
Local time: 09:13
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 68

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agree  Zoubida Hamdaoui: تعطيه شبر ياخذ ذراع
9 hrs
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
give an inch and they take a mile
اديله شبر ياخد دراع ، إذا اعطيته القليل طمع فى الكثير


Explanation:
إذا أعطيته القليل طمع فى الكثير

Mohamed Sherekha
Egypt
Local time: 08:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 8
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شكرا جزيلا
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
give an inch and they take a mile
إن أعطيته القليل طمع منك بالكثير


Explanation:
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Hasna Chakir
Morocco
Local time: 06:13
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
give an inch and they take a mile
يسامحه في الصغيرة فيأتي بالكبيرة


Explanation:
http://radaelgohary.com/?about_us-copy/idiomatic-expressions...

Abdurrahman Asal
Egypt
Local time: 08:13
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 8
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
give an inch and they take a mile
خلتك يا ضيفي خفيفا .. وجدتك ترقب من بعد الشتاء صيفا


Explanation:
افتكرناك ياضيف خفيف ..لقيناك ياضيف عاوز تشتى وتصيف

وَمَنْ يَفْعَلِ المَعْرُوفَ مَعْ غَيْرِ أَهْلِهِ يُجَازَى الَّذِي جُوْزِي قَدِيمًا سِنِمَّارُ

أشكو إلى الله صاحبا شكـا ..تسعفه النفس وهو يعسفهـا.. فنحن كالشمس والهلال معا..تكسبه النـور وهو يكسفها


macyemen
Local time: 09:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 12
Notes to answerer
Asker: أعجبني هذا المقترح جدا......شكرا


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Ali Al-Saqqa: لم أجد هذا المثل في جوجل...هل من مراجع ؟
3 hrs
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
give an inch and they take a mile
من تعطيه ذراعاً يطلب باعاً


Explanation:
من تعطيه ذراعاً يطلب باعاً
Give somebody an inch and they'll take a mile.
something that you say which means that if you allow someone to behave badly at all, they will start to behave very badly I'm always wary about making concessions to these people. Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Give an inch and take a ...

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http://www.answers.com/topic/give-an-inch-and-they-ll-take-a...

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Note added at 14 hrs (2010-10-16 13:50:24 GMT)
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إذا سمحت (لشخص) بمنحة صغيرة ، فسيطلب كيزات أكبر مستقبلاً
من تعطيه ذراعاً يطلب باعاً
http://www.answers.com/topic/give-an-inch-and-they-ll-take-a...

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Note added at 14 hrs (2010-10-16 13:51:36 GMT)
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إذا سمحت (لشخص) بمنحة صغيرة ، فسيطلب ميزات أكبر مستقبلاً
Sorry for the typo:))

Heba Abed
Egypt
Local time: 08:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 36
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