ell
n. 舊時量布的長度; 彎頭; 肘管
1. an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
Give him an inch and he'll take an ell.
〔諺語〕得寸進尺.
You can ring my - ell, ring my bell ( my bell, ding - a -- a - ling ).
你可以搖響我的鈴,搖響我的鈴. ( 我的鈴, 丁呤呤, 丁呤呤 )
Evil come to us by ell and go away by inch.
禍來大步流星,禍去磨磨蹭蹭.
Ell , Pam , we had better go and get help.
我們最好去找人來幫忙.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
錯無分大小,有錯皆不好.