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every inch

every inch

Completely, wholly, as in He was every inch a leader, or I had to argue this case every inch of the way. [Early 1400s]
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every inch

In every respect; entirely: "Ay, every inch a king!" (Shakespeare).
See also: every, inch

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Alfbern-Ancient Germanic
Genoveffaje-no-VEF-fahItalian
Thu-Vietnamese
Amjad-Arabic
Denis['denis]
Waltraud-German
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