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1. That’s the problem with my boss. If I let him decide what clothes I wear, then next he’d want to decide my hairstyle, where I live, who I go out with, and even who I marry.
2. Give him an inch, he’ll take a mile.
3. In English, if you want to say that someone who’s been given a little bit of freedom then tries to take much more, you can say ‘Give them an inch and they’ll take a mile’.
译文：
1. 那是我老板的问题。如果我让他决定我穿什么衣服，那么接着他就会决定我的发型、我的住处、我一起出去的朋友，甚至是我结婚的对象。
2. 给他一英寸他会拿走一英里 [得寸进寸]
3. 英文中，如果你想说有人得了一点自由却想拿走更多，你可以说 ‘得寸进寸’。
口语练习：
I have a colleague who always wants more than what has been given. Give him an inch and he’ll take a mile.
If you let Mark borrow your tools for this weekend, he’ll end up keeping them for years. Give him an inch and he’ll take a mile.
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