every inch

every inch
(every inch (of it, him, her, etc.; тж. every inch of a...))
весь, целиком; во всех отношениях, полностью; до мозга костей, с головы до ног [every inch шекспировское выражение; см. цитату]

Gloucester: "The trick of that voice I do well remember: Is't not the king?" Lear: "Ay, every inch a king..." (W. Shakespeare, ‘King Lear’, act IV, sc. 6) — Глостер: "что это, не король? Знакомый голос." Лир: "Король, король, от головы до ног! " (перевод Т. Щепкиной-Куперник)

Lord Illingworth: "So that is our son, Rachel! Well, I am very proud of him. He is a Harford, every inch of him." (O. Wilde, ‘A Woman of No Importance’, act II) — Лорд Иллингворт: "Так это наш сын, Рэчел! что ж, я горжусь им. Он настоящий Харфорд, с головы до ног."

He was delighted with himself: he looked every inch a brigand. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Of Human Bondage’, ch. 118) — Ателни безумно нравился этот наряд: разве он не настоящий разбойник в нем?

Every inch a copper even out of his uniform... What on earth can Beryl see in him! (D. Hewett, ‘Bobbin Up’, ch. 6) — Хоть и в штатском, а сразу скажешь - полицейский... И что только Берил в нем нашла!


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • every inch of — (somewhere) all of a place. Cassandra knows every inch of Boston. A layer of grease covered every inch of the engine room …   New idioms dictionary

  • every inch — ► every inch 1) the whole area or distance. 2) entirely; very much so. Main Entry: ↑inch …   English terms dictionary

  • every inch — {adv. phr.} To the last part, in every way; completely. * /He was every inch a man./ * /Henry looked every inch a soldier./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • every inch — {adv. phr.} To the last part, in every way; completely. * /He was every inch a man./ * /Henry looked every inch a soldier./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • every\ inch — adv. phr. To the last part, in every way; completely. He was every inch a man. Henry looked every inch a soldier …   Словарь американских идиом

  • every inch — adverb in every way; completely he was every inch a statesman …   Useful english dictionary

  • every inch — phrasal to the utmost degree < looks every inch a winner > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • every inch of somewhere — every inch of (somewhere) all of a place. Cassandra knows every inch of Boston. A layer of grease covered every inch of the engine room …   New idioms dictionary

  • every inch the something — every inch the (something) completely like something. He looked every inch the slick, city businessman. From his white running shoes to his baseball cap, he looks every inch a Californian. Usage notes: used with verbs like look, seem, and be …   New idioms dictionary

  • every inch the — (something) completely like something. He looked every inch the slick, city businessman. From his white running shoes to his baseball cap, he looks every inch a Californian. Usage notes: used with verbs like look, seem, and be …   New idioms dictionary

  • every inch (of something) — phrase the whole of an area or place Every inch of space was taken up with bookshelves. Thesaurus: everywhere and anywheresynonym Main entry: inch …   Useful english dictionary


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