give them an inch and they'll take a mile

Proverb

 * 1) Granting someone a limited concession will encourage them to take greater liberties.

Translations

 * Albanian: jepja gishtin, të merr dorën
 * Arabic:
 * South Levantine Arabic: فتحناله، دخل بحماره
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Danish: ræk nogen en lillefinger, og han tager hele armen
 * Finnish: kun antaa pahalle pikkusormen, se vie koko käden
 * French: tendez-leur la main et ils vous prennent le bras
 * German: gib jemandem den kleinen Finger und er nimmt die ganze Hand
 * Hebrew:
 * Russian: ему́ па́льца в рот не клади́ - сапо́г не оста́нется