every inch of

idiom

: all of : every part of
We searched every inch of the house.

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“Every inch of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/every%20inch%20of. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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