Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого. И. Мостицкий. 2002-2012.
give him an inch and he'll take an ell — A concession will encourage the taking of liberties • • • Main Entry: ↑ell … Useful english dictionary
give him an inch and he will take an ell — if no limits are placed upon him he will take everything … English contemporary dictionary
Inch — Inches redirects here. For the album by Les Savy Fav, see Inches (album). For other meanings of inch or inches, see Inch (disambiguation). 1 inch = SI units 25.400000×10^−3 m 25.4000000 mm US customary / Imperial units 0.02777778 … Wikipedia
Ell (Scots) — A Scottish ell (Scottish Gaelic: slat thomhais ) was a measurement of length. It was standardised in 1661. It was generally assumed to be the length of someone s average arm, and came from the Latin ulnia , rather than elbow (or Scots elbuck ).It … Wikipedia
Inch (Scots) — This article is about a unit of measurement. The word inch is also used in Scotland as an anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic Innis , meaning an island, or piece of dry land in a swamp, e.g. Insch, Inchkeith, Inchkenneth.A Scottish inch… … Wikipedia
Mile — Miles redirects here. For other uses, see Mile (disambiguation) and Miles (disambiguation). mile international US survey nautical 1.609344 km 1.609347 km 1.852 km 1,6 … Wikipedia
Zoll — 1. Drei Zoll Woll, drei Zoll Speck und zuletzt doch ein Dreck. (Ostpr.) Bei sehr corpulenten Mädchen. 2. Ein Zoll zu kurz ist so viel, wie eine Elle zu kurz. Holl.: Eene talie te kort is zooveel als eene el. (Harrebomée, II, 323a.) 3. Ein Zoll zu … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
Finger — 1. De êrst de Finger warin1 hett, kriggt boll2 de ganze Hand derin. (Ostfries.) – Bueren, 131; Eichwald, 508; Frommann, III, 431, 294. 1) Worin. 2) Bald. 2. Den Finger, der Honig in den Mund streicht, muss man nicht beissen. 3. Der Finger einer… … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
Teufel — (s. ⇨ Teixel). 1. A mol muess ma m Teuffel uff de Wedel treta. – Birlinger, 1036. 2. All, wat de Düwel nich lesen kann (will), dat sleit he vörbi (oder: sleit he äwer). – Frommann, II, 389, 123; Eichwald, 346; Goldschmidt, 57; Kern, 1430. 3. Als… … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
Leo Frank — Lucille and Leo Frank at Frank s trial Born Leo Max Frank April 17, 1884(1884 04 17) Cuero, Texas … Wikipedia
