inch

INCH noun

[ C ] uk/ɪntʃ/ us
B1 (written abbreviation in.) a unit for measuring length, equal to 2.54 centimetres

дюйм
 not budge/give an inch informal
to refuse to change your opinions

не уступать ни на йоту
 to be every inch sth
to be a particular kind of person in every way

с головы до пят, во всем
He is every inch a gentleman.
inch verb uk/ɪnʃ/ us   inch closer/forward/up, etc
to move somewhere slowly or by very small amounts

осторожно двигаться ближе/вперед/вверх и т. д.
She began inch ing her way towards the door.