ひさし
庇
　
を
か
貸
　
し
　
て
おもや
母屋
　
を
と
取
　
ら
　
れ
　
る

expression

Proverb.
  1. give him an inch and he'll take an ell, give him an inch and he'll take a yard.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ひさし
庇
　
を
か
貸
　
し
　
て
おもや
母屋
　
を
と
取
　
ら
　
れ
　
る
 庇を貸して母屋を取られる ひさしをかしておもやをとられる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

protect, shield, defend
かば.う　ヒ　ひさし (Kentei Pre-1)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
compare, race, ratio
ヒ　くら.べる　い (5th, N2)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
lend
か.す　かし-　タイ (5th, N4)
substitute, change, convert
ダイ　か.わる　よ (3rd, N4)
human radical (no. 9)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
shellfish
かい　バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
mother
はは　ボ　も (2nd, N5)
roof, house, shop
や　オク　た (3rd, N4)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
climax, arrive, proceed
シ　いた.る　のぶ (6th, N1)
the fore-arm(厷) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
take, fetch, take up
と.る　シュ　とり (3rd, N3)
ear
みみ　ジ　がみ (1st, N3)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)