| proverb |
it is hard to break a hog of an ill custom (of an impudent person who has bad manners); set a beggar on a horseback, and he'll ride a gallop; set a beggar on a horseback, and he'll ride to the devil; let him put in his finger, and he will put in his whole hand; give him a ring, and he'll want your whole arm; give him an inch and he will take an ell; give him an inch and he will take a yard; give him an inch and he will take a mile; allow a pig at table to sit and it'll put on the table its feet; give him an inch and he'll take an ell (дословно: Дай ему вершок, он все три аршина отхватит); set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the devil; if you agree to carry the calf, they'll make you carry the cow; set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the devil |
