Meaning of every inch | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Totally, completely.
   idiomatic, not-comparable
2. The whole (of something).
   not-comparable

Equivalents

Examples

“Wigan looked every inch a side languishing in the relegation zone and there was never any indication they would arrest a run⟳ that had seen them lose⟳ all of their previous eight Premier League matches at Arsenal.”

“It hopes for an order⟳ for the Bakerloo Line, where trains dating from 1972 still ply the route, looking every inch their 50 years.”

“He knows every inch of the road.”

“The latter two required a long track walk⟳ from Whitechapel (after services ended and power was switched off), alongside TfL staff who know⟳ every inch of this historic stretch⟳ of line.”

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