别一个个给我得寸进尺
“don't push your luck.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这个差不多得了啊
“a word of advice,”
别 一个个 给我 得寸进尺
“don't push your luck.”
那个 工业园区 我们镇政府 也是贷了好几百万的
“Our town government has borrowed several million to build the industrial park.”
“Back off right now; I am done giving in to your endless demands.”
In Chinese negotiations and conflicts, phrases like 得寸进尺 signal that patience has run out and that continued pushing will destroy social harmony and invite severe retaliation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
give an inch and take a mile; push one's luck
A common idiom used to criticize someone who is becoming greedier after being granted a small favor.
each and every one of you
Used in reprimands to target all members of a group individually.