inch
/ɪnt͡ʃ/ adjective C2- cocky and cheeky
Phrasal verbs and expressions
- inch along To move slowly or to make progress gradually, bit by bit.
- inch away To begin to change one's position on a topic; to subtly d...
- inch back To move something backward by a very small amount, often ...
- inch forward To move forward in a very slow, cautious, and careful way.
- inch up To move or increase by small increments, typically slowly...
From the library
The candle, which was a new one, is not burned more than half an inch.
There’s the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it.
The recurring words, “water pressure” and “pressure to the square inch” suggested some possible relation to a submarine.
I’m an inch taller than Diana, but she is ever so much fatter; she says she’d like to be thin because it’s so much more graceful, but I’m afraid she only said it to soothe my feelings.
Other matches
- inch An English unit of length equal to 1/12 of a fo... A2
- inch To advance very slowly, or by a small amount B2
- inch to burn C2
- inch along To move slowly or to make progress gradually, b...
- inch away To begin to change one's position on a topic
- inch back To move something backward by a very small amou...
- inch forward To move forward in a very slow, cautious, and c...
- inch up To move or increase by small increments, typica...
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