Mary is every inch the schoolteacher.
•Her father is every inch a gentleman.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
every inch the something — every inch the (something) completely like something. He looked every inch the slick, city businessman. From his white running shoes to his baseball cap, he looks every inch a Californian. Usage notes: used with verbs like look, seem, and be … New idioms dictionary
every inch (of something) — phrase the whole of an area or place Every inch of space was taken up with bookshelves. Thesaurus: everywhere and anywheresynonym Main entry: inch … Useful english dictionary
every inch the — (something) completely like something. He looked every inch the slick, city businessman. From his white running shoes to his baseball cap, he looks every inch a Californian. Usage notes: used with verbs like look, seem, and be … New idioms dictionary
look every inch something — look/be/every inch something phrase to look be completely like a particular type of person His wife looked every inch a Hollywood beauty. Thesaurus: to look the same as, or similar to, someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: inch … Useful english dictionary
be every inch something — look/be/every inch something phrase to look be completely like a particular type of person His wife looked every inch a Hollywood beauty. Thesaurus: to look the same as, or similar to, someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: inch … Useful english dictionary
be every inch something — be every inch (something) to be a particular kind of person in every way. He looked every inch the slick, city businessman … New idioms dictionary
be every inch — (something) to be a particular kind of person in every way. He looked every inch the slick, city businessman … New idioms dictionary
inch — I UK [ɪntʃ] / US noun [countable] Word forms inch : singular inch plural inches *** a unit for measuring length. An inch is equal to 2.54 centimetres. There are 12 inches in one foot The car stopped only about three inches from the edge of the… … English dictionary
inch — inch1 [ ıntʃ ] noun count *** a unit for measuring length. An inch is equal to 2.54 CENTIMETERS. There are 12 inches in one foot: The car stopped only about three inches from the edge of the cliff. an inch high/long/wide: The insect was about an… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
inch — [[t]ɪ̱ntʃ[/t]] ♦♦♦ inches, inching, inched 1) N COUNT: num N, oft N of n An inch is an imperial unit of length, approximately equal to 2.54 centimetres. There are twelve inches in a foot. ...a candy tin 6 inches high and 8 inches in diameter.… … English dictionary
inch — 1 /IntS/ noun (C) 1 a unit for measuring length, equal to 2.54 centimetres 2 a very small distance: A bullet thudded into the wall only inches from where I was standing. | The bus missed our car by inches. (=almost hit it) 3 enough rain or snow… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
