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English proverbs

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H: ← Older revision Revision as of 10:18, 14 February 2012 (2 intermediate revisions by one user not shown) Line 158: Line 158:   ** Variant: Give the Camel an inch and it will take an ell.   ** Variant: Give the Camel an inch and it will take an ell.   ** Variant: Give him an inch and he'll take a mile.   ** Variant: Give him an inch and he'll take a mile.   + ** {{cite book | last = Strauss | first = Emanuel | year = 1998 | title = Concise dictionary of European proverbs | publisher = Routledge| id = 04151... (original story)