“Give ‘em an inch and they’ll take a mile.” You might say that they will take the liberty.
It’s not uncommon for somebody to describe such liberty-taking as “taking the biscuit.” Why it’s a biscuit we take, and where it’s being taken to, I don’t know. But when we do take the biscuit, don’t we at least leave some crumbs behind?
Where might the expression “taking the biscuit” come from?
i’ve never heard of that one.
it must be a brit thing. i’ll have to research more.