得寸进尺

Traditional (Taiwan): 得寸進尺

décùnjìnchǐ ㄉㄜˊ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄔˇ

    • lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom) fig. not satisfied with small gains
    • give him an inch, and he'll want a mile

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得寸进尺 stresses wanting more and more, and what is wanted may be concrete or vague. 得陇望蜀 usually involves a fairly specific demand: having got one thing, you want another.

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