every inch

Idioms and Phrases

Completely, wholly, as in He was every inch a leader , or I had to argue this case every inch of the way . [Early 1400s]

Example Sentences

The first one is clearly visible, but soon we’re canvassing every inch of the vehicle hunting for secret hideaways.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s two floors and every inch is occupied, with maybe a hundred people decked out in Dodgers paraphernalia.

From Los Angeles Times

Jupe, 11, but looking every inch 8, is impressive in a role that requires mute expressions of fear, anger, affectlessness, distrust and panic.

From Los Angeles Times

Yulia Navalnaya, sitting down for our interview in a London legal library, looks and sounds every inch the successor to Navalny, the lawyer turned politician who dreamt of a different Russia.

From BBC

“Folie” is every inch a sequel to “Joker,” told in the same heightened cinematic language, with key collaborators returning.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• absolutely
• entirely
• perfectly
• positively
• quite
• thoroughly
• totally
• wholly