得寸进尺

Traditional form:

得寸進尺

Pinyin (reading):

décùnjìnchǐ

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 得 - to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready
• 寸 - inch; small, tiny
• 进 - to advance, to make progress; to come in, to enter
• 尺 - ruler, tape-measure; unit of length, about 1 ft.

Traditional characters:

• 得 - to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready
• 寸 - inch; small, tiny
• 進 - to advance, to make progress; to come in, to enter
• 尺 - ruler, tape-measure; unit of length, about 1 ft.