NOT BUDGE / GIVE / MOVE AN INCH

Meaning of NOT BUDGE / GIVE / MOVE AN INCH in English

to refuse to change your position, decision, etc. even a little :

We tried to negotiate a lower price but they wouldn't budge an inch.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

GIVE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AN — [an] 1. interr part -; an ille habe le libro? has he the book?; 2. conj whether -an suffixo adjective …
Interlingua English vocab
INCH — Unit of measure equal to 1/36 yard and since 1959 defined officially as 2. 54 cm (see metre ). David …
Английский словарь Британика
NOT — I. |nät, usu -äd.+V adverb or -nt or -n't (ə)n(t), ( ə )n(t) ; also -not (|)nät sometimes -_nət, usu …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOVE — I. ˈmüv verb ( moved ; moved ; moving with speakers who “drop the g” of present participles, often ˈmüb …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INCH — I. ˈinch noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English inch, inche, from Old English ince, ynce, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; or nonstandard give ˈgiv ; or dialect gin ˈgin ; or guv ˈgəv …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUDGE — I. ˈbəj noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bugee, bogey, from Anglo-French bogee : a fur formerly prepared from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AN — I. _ən, after some consonants often ə n, esp emphatic or hesitating or after a pause (|)an; see usage note …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-AN
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INCH — (a.) Measurement an inch in any dimension, whether length, breadth, or thickness; -- used in composition; as, a two-inch cable; …
Английский словарь Webster
BUDGE — (a.) Lined with budge; hence, scholastic.
Английский словарь Webster
AN — () This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of …
Английский словарь Webster
INCH — ( a. ) Measurement an inch in any dimension, whether length, breadth, or thickness; -- used in composition; as, a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BUDGE — ( a. ) Lined with budge; hence, scholastic.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
INCH — inch 1 /inch/ , n. 1. a unit of length, 1 / 12 foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters. 2. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GIVE — — givable, giveable , adj. , n. — givee , n. — giver , n. /giv/ , v. , gave, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BUDGE — budge 1 — budger , n. /buj/ , v. , budged, budging . (often used negatively) v.i. 1. to move …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — an 1 /euhn/ ; when stressed /an/ , indefinite article. the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOVE — I. ˈmüv verb ( moved ; mov·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French mover, moveir, from Latin movēre; probably akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
INCH — I. ˈinch noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ynce, from Latin uncia — more at ounce Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; giv·en ˈgi-vən ; giv·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BUDGE — I. ˈbəj noun Etymology: Middle English bugee, from Anglo-French buge Date: 14th century : a fur formerly prepared from lambskin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AN — I. ən, (ˈ)an indefinite article Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-AN
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOVE — vt to apply to, as for aid. 2. move ·noun the act of moving; a movement. 3. move ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
INCH — vt to drive by inches, or small degrees. 2. inch ·vt to deal out by inches; to give sparingly. 3. …
Webster English vocab
GIVE — vi to have a misgiving. 2. give ·vi to become soft or moist. 3. give ·vi to give a gift …
Webster English vocab
BUDGE — v brisk; stirring; jocund. 2. budge ·adj austere or stiff, like scholastics. 3. budge ·adj lined with budge; hence, scholastic. …
Webster English vocab
AN — conj if; a word used by old english authors. 2. an ·- this word is properly an adjective, but …
Webster English vocab
MOVE — [move] vb moved ; mov.ing [ME, fr. MF movoir, fr. L movere; prob. akin to Skt mivati he moves, pushes] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
INCH — [inch] n [ME, fr. OE ynce, fr. L uncia--more at ounce] (bef. 12c) 1: a unit of length equal to …
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GIVE — [give] vb gave ; giv.en ; giv.ing [ME, of Scand origin; akin to OSw giva to give; akin to OE …
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BUDGE — [budge] n [ME bugee, fr. AF bogee] (14c): a fur formerly prepared from lambskin dressed with the wool outward [2]budge …
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-AN
Merriam-Webster English vocab
INCH — unit of British Imperial and U.S. Customary measure equal to 1/36 of a yard. The unit derives from the old …
Britannica English vocabulary
BUDGE — budge, Budge BrE AmE bʌdʒ ▷ budged bʌdʒd ▷ budges ˈbʌdʒ ɪz -əz ▷ budging ˈbʌdʒ ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INCH — / ɪntʃ; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. ( abbr. in. ) a unit for measuring length, equal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GIVE — / gɪv; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( gave / geɪv; NAmE / given / ˈgɪvn; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUDGE — / bʌdʒ; NAmE / verb (usually used in negative sentences) 1. to move slightly; to make sth/sb move slightly : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOT — not S1 W1 /nɒt $ nɑːt/ BrE AmE adverb [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: nought ] 1 . used to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOVE — I. move 1 S1 W1 /muːv/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ move , ↑ movement , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
INCH — I. inch 1 S2 W3 /ɪntʃ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1000-1100 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: uncia 'one …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BUDGE — Budge, Donald BrE AmE (1915–2000) a US tennis player who in 1938 became the first person to win the Wimbledon, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BUDGE — budge /bʌdʒ/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive, transitive usually in negatives] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: bouger , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AN — I. a S1 W1 /ə; strong eɪ/ BrE AmE ( also an ) indefinite article , determiner 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOVE — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. & tr. change one's position or posture, or cause to do this. 2 tr. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
INCH — n. & v. --n. 1 a unit of linear measure equal to one-twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm). 2 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BUDGE — v. (usu. with neg.) 1 intr. a make the slightest movement. b change one's opinion (he's stubborn, he won't budge). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MOVE — v. & n. v. 1 intr. & tr. change one's position or posture, or cause to do this. 2 tr. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
INCH — n. & v. n. 1 a unit of linear measure equal to one-twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm). 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GIVE — v. & n. v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BUDGE — v. (usu. with neg.) 1 intr. a make the slightest movement. b change one's opinion (he's stubborn, he won't budge). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOVE — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. & tr. change one's position or posture, or cause to do this. 2 tr. …
Oxford English vocab
INCH — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a unit of linear measure equal to one-twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1. tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
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