not give an inch
not budge an inch

And he did not give an inch in making them.

Certainly, the president has made it clear that he is not giving an inch of ground.

They must not give an inch on the refusal to buy information.

"I believe your division did not give an inch", said Alexander.

She kept looking at him, not giving an inch.

He absolutely did not give an inch in solving the teachers' problems."

He glared at Tucker, who returned the look, not giving an inch.

Carson remained at the driver's door, not giving an inch.

The two of them ran away from the pack into the final turn and pounded for home, not giving an inch.

He listened patiently to their objections but did not give an inch.

And my father was stubborn too-he would not give an inch.

He fought on, not giving an inch, searching frantically for something that would give him an edge.

George Bush is not giving an inch on Iraq.

Please do not give an inch of ground.

His withered eyelids flickered; he did not give an inch.

But the Senators did not give an inch.

The "discussion" had consisted of each of them taking a hard position and holding it, not giving an inch to the other.

Ginger watched him come, not giving an inch.

The establishment whatever trappings it displays to its drones, will not give an inch.

He'll smile and not give an inch.

Again and again he threw himself at it, but even under his great weight it did not give an inch.

"Tell me, Rachel," he threatened, not giving an inch.

That may be, he acknowledged, "a self-serving interest," but it is one on which he would not give an inch.

He need not give an inch.

"To see us not give an inch the whole match," Hewitt said, "I think it's something we can both be proud of."

Both of them tried moving but could not budge an inch.

Once on the ground again she tried pulling the horse, but still it would not budge an inch.

I'll not budge an inch, boy; let him come, and kindly.

I did not budge an inch and passed him on a perfectly equal footing!

But after two hours the two sides had not budged an inch.

Though The Shadow's body did not budge an inch upward, the beam came down.

Richard would not budge an inch: I began to think he must be mad or wicked - or both.

The sheik alone did not budge an inch.

Have you not budged an inch, then?

The nurse, not budging an inch, responded with a surly and suspicious stare.

They all looked at the bed out of the corners of their eyes, but they did not budge an inch.

Somebody please tell me we are safely down, because I'm not budging an inch until I in sure the drop is over.

She sat there, not budging an inch.

'There's only one way we're going to find out, my girl,' said Charlie, not budging an inch.

The rifle had not budged an inch.

"Just a minute," he drawled, not budging an inch.

He did not budge an inch from his position, and he continued to speak without taking the smallest notice of the interruption.

Incredibly, the young wordsmith did not turn his head, did not budge an inch.

"He will not budge an inch."

There we stood, well squared up before it, shoulder to shoulder and foot to foot, with our hands behind us, not budging an inch.

While Israel moved its position at Camp David, the Palestinians did not budge an inch, at least publicly.

'Oh, certainly,' I said; yet when she reappeared, five minutes later, I had not budged an inch.

He gripped her wrist as gently as he would have a bird, but though she struggled to pull free, his hand did not budge an inch.

"Well, I'm not budging an inch until he gets back," the visitor declared, to Frederica's secret D. dismay.

Nampaduvan did not budge an inch, but ultimately offered him the fruits of his song since Brahma Rakshas totally surrendered.