得寸进尺 dé cùn jìn chǐ

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

得 dé
HSK 2
obtain, get, gain, acquire
寸 cùn
HSK 6
inch; small, tiny; KangXi radical 41
进 jìn
HSK 2
advance, make progress, enter
尺 chǐ
HSK 5
Chinese measure approx. 'foot'