得寸进尺
得寸进尺
dé cùn jìn chǐ
lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains; give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
idiom
Traditional: 得寸進尺
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- (idiom) lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains
- give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
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Related Words
不服(bù fú)· not to accept sth
→尺有所短，寸有所长(chǐ yǒu suǒ duǎn , cùn yǒu suǒ cháng)· lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb)
→一手交钱，一手交货(yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò)· lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
→半死(bàn sǐ)· half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc)
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