会不会得寸进尺
“Won't they push further?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
会不会 得寸进尺
“Won't they push further?”
无法无天
“Lawless.”
“If we yield now, they will walk all over us.”
In interpersonal disputes, Chinese speakers frequently use paired chengyu like '变本加厉' and '得寸进尺' to caution that tolerating small transgressions inevitably invites total loss of control.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
give an inch and take a mile; insatiably demanding
A four-character idiom widely used to condemn someone who takes unfair advantage of leniency or compromises.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Aren't you pushing your luck a bit?”
“continues to press further.”
“You're pushing your luck.”
“Then I'd push my luck.”
“Don't push your luck.”
“Do not push your luck.”