"give them an inch and they will take a mile" in German Give them an inch and they will take a mile. Gibt man ihnen den kleinen Finger, nehmen sie die ganze Hand. Detailed translations for "give them an inch and they will take a mile" Give them an inch and they will take a mile. Give them an inch and they will take a mile. Gibt man ihnen den kleinen Finger, nehmen sie die ganze Hand.