| 釋義 |
得寸進尺dé cùn jìn chǐgrow more and more ambitious; demand a yard after getting an inch; give sb an inch and he will take a foot (/a mile/an ell/a yard); if you agree to carry the calf,they’ll make you carry the cow; be insatiable; much would have more; the more one gets,the more one wants to have
? 他們這些老家伙，就～……(李六如《六十年的變遷》Ⅰ—275)These tricky,greedy,old bastards grew more and more ambitious. 得寸進尺give him an inch and he will take a yard 得寸進尺dé cùn jìn chǐ得到一寸，就想再伸進一尺。比喻貪得無厭。be insatiable, much will have more, give him an inch and he will take a yard, demand a yard after getting an inch |