The more you drink, the more you want
Hi, how to say "more you drink, more you want"* in Russian, in a poetic way?
Or is there an idiom for that?

*The more you take/have, the more you want: basically, growing greediness.

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The more you drink, the more you want
Hi, how to say "more you drink, more you want"* in Russian, in a poetic way?
Or is there an idiom for that?

*The more you take/have, the more you want: basically, growing greediness.

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Чем больше ешь, тем больше хочется. / Аппетит приходит во время еды.

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I can suggest these two:

1. Аппетит приходит во время еды.
2. Чем больше есть, тем больше надо.

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I think, Vlad's "Чем больше есть, тем больше надо." is a good equivalent.
I also can suggest other proverbs on greediness:

Коро́ва на дворе́, а вода́ на столе́. (Man has a cow, but offers just water to his guests).
Скря́ге де́ньги, что соба́ке се́но: и сам не ест и други́м не даёт. (Money for a greedy man is the same as a bedding of hay for a dog: It doesn't eat hay itself and does not allow others to eat it.)
Чем бедне́е, тем щедре́е, чем бога́че, тем скупе́е.  (The more poor man is the more generous he is, the more rich man is, the more greedy he is.)

Yevgeniy,
italki Russian language Informal Tutor

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I think that "Аппетит приходит во время еды" is not about greediness. Usually Russian use this one when ask kids to eat, when they don't want to eat. "Just start eating and you will want to eat".

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