كيف تنطق "give an inch and he'll take a yard"
expression
التعريف
This expression means that if you are generous or lenient with someone, they might take advantage and ask for much more than you offered.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈɡɪv/ /ˈæn/, /ən/ /ˈɪntʃ/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈhiɫ/ /ˈteɪk/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈjɑɹd
الإنجليزية البريطانية
ɡˈɪv/ /ˈɐn/ /ˈɪntʃ/ /ˈænd/ /hiːl/ /tˈeɪk/ /æɪ/ /jˈɑːd
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
GIV-uhn-INCH-uhnd-HEEL-TAYK-uh-YARD
بريطاني
giv-UN-INCH-and-HEEL-TAYK-ey-YAAD
استمع في السياق
If you give an inch and he'll take a yard, he might keep asking for more and more.
Mom says, "Don't give an inch and he'll take a yard with your brother, or he'll expect you to do his chores every time."
Be careful at work—if you give an inch and he'll take a yard, your coworkers might take advantage.
"I let him borrow my bike once, and now he expects to use it every weekend!" "Yeah, that's what happens if you give an inch and he'll take a yard."