Glossary entry (derived from question below)
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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Dina Ali
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English term
Give an inch and they take a mile
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Proverb
Is there an equivalent to this proverb in Arabic?
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اديله شبر ياخد دراع ، إذا اعطيته القليل طمع فى الكثير
إذا أعطيته القليل طمع فى الكثير
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Comment: "شكرا جزيلا"
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
Never lost for words!
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سكتناله دخل بحماره
من الأمثال الشعبية
Note from asker:
| Can this be used in a formal context? |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
ahmadwadan.com
: Thats the first thing that came to my mind.
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Many thanks Ahmad :)
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TargamaT team
France
France
Native in Arabic
France
Arabic professional content & beyond...
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Standard-Arabian (MSA)) 
, French (Variant: Standard-France)
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تعطيه الكف يأخذ الذراع
أعتقد أني سمعته بهذه الصيغة
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وأيضًا
تعطيه شبر ياخذ ذراع
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وبجملة المقاييس العالمية
تعطيه شبر يأخذ متر
:-)
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وأيضًا
تعطيه شبر ياخذ ذراع
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وبجملة المقاييس العالمية
تعطيه شبر يأخذ متر
:-)
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Hasna Chakir
Morocco
Morocco
Native in Arabic
Morocco
A good translation shortens distances!
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إن أعطيته القليل طمع منك بالكثير
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Abdurrahman Asal
Egypt
Egypt
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Egypt
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خلتك يا ضيفي خفيفا .. وجدتك ترقب من بعد الشتاء صيفا
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
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
Note from asker:
| أعجبني هذا المقترح جدا......شكرا |
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من تعطيه ذراعاً يطلب باعاً
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.
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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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إذا سمحت (لشخص) بمنحة صغيرة ، فسيطلب ميزات أكبر مستقبلاً
Sorry for the typo:))
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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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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إذا سمحت (لشخص) بمنحة صغيرة ، فسيطلب ميزات أكبر مستقبلاً
Sorry for the typo:))
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