give/budge an inch
idiom
: to make even a slight change in opinion or attitude
I begged him to reconsider, but he wouldn't give/budge an inch.
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And both walked to their final hole Friday morning unwilling to give an inch, tied and pacing the early field at six-under at the U.S. Senior Open.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 27 June 2025
But fiscal hawks aren’t willing to budge an inch, particularly after the Freedom Caucus celebrated victory in securing over $1.5 trillion in spending cuts and moving up the effective deadlines for Medicaid and Inflation Reduction Act energy credits.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2025
Access Trax Kelly Twichel VIEW PROFILE Even Paralympic wheelchair racers can’t budge an inch on a beach—many resort to literally dragging themselves 60 yards across the sand to go in the ocean.
—Alan Schwarz, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
The highest-profile pairing of the morning – No. 2 Rory McIlroy and No. 3 Xander Schauffele – was a prime example of the course refusing to give an inch.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 14 June 2025
Facing the prospect of playing his final baseball game, Speh wasn’t going to give an inch.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
After launching at No. 1 on the Blues Albums chart, Sinners doesn't budge an inch.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Neither team was willing to give an inch and, in the end, 48 minutes was not enough to settle things.
—Homero De La Fuente, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025
Morikawa, who ended the day with a closing birdie, doesn’t plan to give an inch and provide an opening.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 27 June 2025
But fiscal hawks aren’t willing to budge an inch, particularly after the Freedom Caucus celebrated victory in securing over $1.5 trillion in spending cuts and moving up the effective deadlines for Medicaid and Inflation Reduction Act energy credits.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2025
Access Trax Kelly Twichel VIEW PROFILE Even Paralympic wheelchair racers can’t budge an inch on a beach—many resort to literally dragging themselves 60 yards across the sand to go in the ocean.
—Alan Schwarz, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
The highest-profile pairing of the morning – No. 2 Rory McIlroy and No. 3 Xander Schauffele – was a prime example of the course refusing to give an inch.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 14 June 2025
Facing the prospect of playing his final baseball game, Speh wasn’t going to give an inch.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
After launching at No. 1 on the Blues Albums chart, Sinners doesn't budge an inch.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Neither team was willing to give an inch and, in the end, 48 minutes was not enough to settle things.
—Homero De La Fuente, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025
Morikawa, who ended the day with a closing birdie, doesn’t plan to give an inch and provide an opening.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025
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