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not give/budge/move an inch

Definition

to not change your opinion: She's definite that she wants to do it, and she'll not give an inch, however hard you try to persuade her.Strong-willed
(Definition of not give/budge/move an inch from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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