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得寸進尺

ㄉㄜˊ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄔˇdé cùn jìn chǐ

Definition

得了一寸又進一尺。比喻貪心不足,有了小的又要大的。

Origin

出自《老子》第六十九章相關概念。

Example

你不要得寸進尺,我已經做了很多讓步了。

Additional Info

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Data source: Ministry of Education Idiom Dictionary (data.gov.tw, OGDL). For reference only.

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