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. (sometimes + on ) He refuses to give an inch on health and safety issues.
See trust an inch
See also: budge, inch

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Dianadie-AN-ə (English), dee-AH-nah (Italian, German, Dutch)English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Catalan, German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian,
Kveta-Czech
UoleviOO-o-le-veeFinnish
Mykolas-Lithuanian
ChicaSHEE-kəPortuguese
Mayamikomah-yah-MEE-koSouthern African, Chewa