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EVERY INCH
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In every way; completely
Example:
he was every inch a statesman
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Context examples:
Had the windlass been in order it would not have been so difficult; as it was, I was compelled to apply all my weight and strength to every inch of the heaving.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
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