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Give him an inch and he'll take an ell.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

A miss by an inch is a miss by a mile.

Proverbs and old sayings English

Water runs a whole mile downstream easier than an inch upstream.

Proverbs and old sayings Finnish about water

He'll swear through an inch board.

Proverbs and old sayings French

An inch is a great deal on a nose.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

Darkness lies one inch ahead.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese

A three inch tongue -- the iron bulwark of politics.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about politics

Don't build the bungalow on an inch of ground.

Proverbs and old sayings

An inch of a nag is worth a span of an aver.

Proverbs and old sayings

Drive out the inch as thou hast done the span.

Proverbs and old sayings

He can see an inch before his nose.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Give you an inch you'll take an ell.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about contentment

Dree out the inch when ye have thoi'd the span.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

An inch in a sword, or a palm in a lance, is a great advantage.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

Give him an inch and he will take a yard.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about garden