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dać palec, wziąć rekę

English translation: Give somebody an inch and they\'ll take a mile

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Polish term or phrase:dać palec, wziąć rekę
English translation:Give somebody an inch and they\'ll take a mile
Entered by: Ewa Czajkowska

20:05 Sep 13, 2010
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Polish term or phrase: dać palec, wziąć rekę
polskie powiedzenie
Ewa Czajkowska
Poland
Local time: 21:27
Give somebody an inch and they'll take a mile
Explanation:
tak sie tu mowi.
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Joanna Carroll
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:27
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Summary of answers provided
4 +8Give somebody an inch and they'll take a mile
Joanna Carroll
3 +2give him an inch and he'll take a mile
makawa
3let the camel get his nose in the tent
geopiet


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
Give somebody an inch and they'll take a mile


Explanation:
tak sie tu mowi.

Joanna Carroll
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:27
Native speaker of: Polish
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ewa Nowicka
10 mins
  -> Dziekuje!

agree  Rafal Korycinski
13 mins
  -> Dzieki!

agree  Tomasz Poplawski
1 hr
  -> thanks!

agree  Beata Claridge
6 hrs
  -> Dziekuje!

agree  groszek
6 hrs
  -> Dzieki!

agree  Grzegorz Mysiński
11 hrs
  -> Dzieki!

agree  Darius Saczuk
18 hrs

agree  Polangmar
1 day 22 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
give him an inch and he'll take a mile


Explanation:
Jeśli o to Ci chodzi...
http://megaslownik.pl/slownik/angielsko_polski/109699,give h...

makawa
Local time: 21:27
Native speaker of: Polish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tomasz Poplawski
1 hr

agree  Polangmar
1 day 22 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
let the camel get his nose in the tent


Explanation:
tak bardziej egzotycznie .... :)

http://www.piffe.com/stories/camel-nose.php

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if the camel once gets his nose in the tent, his body will soon follow - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camel's_nose



geopiet
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 93
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