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庇ひさしを貸かして母屋おもやを取とられる

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Meanings

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expression, ichidan verb

give an inch and they take a mile; kindness repaid with ingratitude

Proverbial expression: lending a small favor (the eaves) only to have one's entire house taken. Used when a small kindness is exploited or returned with harm. Sense 2 (favor returned with spite) is a natural extension of the same core idea.