every inch a



every inch a something

 and every inch the something
completely; in every way. (Usually strengthening a following adjective.) Mary is every inch the schoolteacher. Her father is every inch a gentleman.
See also: every, inch

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mariam-Biblical Greek, Georgian, Armenian, Arabic
Atara-Hebrew
Sayakasah-yah-kahJapanese
CelandineSEL-ən-deenEnglish (Rare)
Terpsichore-Greek Mythology
Aramazd-Armenian Mythology