你们是不是有点 得寸进尺了
“Aren't you pushing your luck a bit?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
开通一个专项通道啊
“could you also open a special channel for us?”
你们 是不是有点 得寸进尺 了
“Aren't you pushing your luck a bit?”
小李
“Li.”
“Give you an inch and you take a mile. Back off, I'm not agreeing to this.”
In Chinese negotiations, using 'aren't you a bit...' (是不是有点) before a harsh idiom is not true politeness; it is a cold, calculated warning that the other party has violated reciprocity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
give an inch and take a mile / push one's luck
A very common four-character idiom used to criticize someone who becomes greedier after already receiving a concession.
isn't it a bit... / aren't you being a little...
Used to frame a sharp criticism as a rhetorical question, making it sound slightly more controlled while still delivering a sting.
Marks a new, excessive state—implying the listener has now crossed the line.
