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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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.
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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
This waterproof concealer won’t budge an inch, and leaves behind a silky matte finish that will change your makeup routine for the better.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 7 Mar. 2025
Holiday refused to budge an inch against Mikal Bridges in the low post, then capitalized on the Celtics’ stop in transition by spinning one way, looking another and dumping off a pretty dish to Kristaps Porziņģis.
—Jay King, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
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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
This waterproof concealer won’t budge an inch, and leaves behind a silky matte finish that will change your makeup routine for the better.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 7 Mar. 2025
Holiday refused to budge an inch against Mikal Bridges in the low post, then capitalized on the Celtics’ stop in transition by spinning one way, looking another and dumping off a pretty dish to Kristaps Porziņģis.
—Jay King, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
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