"every inch" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: en-au-every inch.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} every inch (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic) totally, completely Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable Translations (totally, completely): напълно (napǎlno) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-every_inch-en-adv-5hNLcYno Disambiguation of 'totally, completely': 96 4
  2. The whole (of something). Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-every_inch-en-adv-znGoMOzV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 100

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