I won't budge an inch

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• budge an inch — (not) budge/give an inch to refuse to change your opinion or agree to even very small changes that another person wants. I keep asking her to think again, but she won t budge an inch. He refuses to give an inch on health and safety issues.… …   New idioms dictionary

• not budge an inch — not give/budge/an inch phrase to completely refuse to change your opinion or decision I’ve tried everything to persuade her but she won’t budge an inch. Thesaurus: to not change, or to refuse to change your opinionsynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

• not budge an inch — (not) budge/give an inch to refuse to change your opinion or agree to even very small changes that another person wants. I keep asking her to think again, but she won t budge an inch. He refuses to give an inch on health and safety issues.… …   New idioms dictionary

• inch — inch1 [ ıntʃ ] noun count *** a unit for measuring length. An inch is equal to 2.54 CENTIMETERS. There are 12 inches in one foot: The car stopped only about three inches from the edge of the cliff. an inch high/long/wide: The insect was about an… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• inch — I UK [ɪntʃ] / US noun [countable] Word forms inch : singular inch plural inches *** a unit for measuring length. An inch is equal to 2.54 centimetres. There are 12 inches in one foot The car stopped only about three inches from the edge of the… …   English dictionary

• budge — verb /bʌdʒ/ a) To move. I’ve been pushing this rock as hard as I can, but it won’t budge an inch. b) To move. I’ve been pushing this rock as hard as I can, but I can’t budge it. Syn: shift …   Wiktionary

• budge — [bʌdʒ] v [I,T usually in negatives] [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: bouger, from Latin bullire; BOIL1] 1.) to move, or to make someone or something move ▪ She leaned on the door, but it wouldn t budge. budge from ▪ Will hasn t budged from his …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• budge — verb ADVERB ▪ barely, not even VERB + BUDGE ▪ will not, would not ▪ He sat down and would not budge. ▪ refuse to …   Collocations dictionary

• budge — verb (intransitive, transitive usually in negatives) informal 1 to move, or move someone or something from one place to another: Come on budge. I can t get past. | budge sth: The car was stuck in the snow and we couldn t budge it. (+ from): Will… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• not give an inch — not give/budge/an inch phrase to completely refuse to change your opinion or decision I’ve tried everything to persuade her but she won’t budge an inch. Thesaurus: to not change, or to refuse to change your opinionsynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

• not give an inch — (not) budge/give an inch to refuse to change your opinion or agree to even very small changes that another person wants. I keep asking her to think again, but she won t budge an inch. He refuses to give an inch on health and safety issues.… …   New idioms dictionary